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John Brother Cade
John Brother Cade, born on October 19, 1894, in the small town of Danburg, Georgia, to William Richard and Sarah Francis (Bradford) Cade. He was the second of six children, which consisted of three boys and three girls.
Between the years of 1896 and 1900, the family moved from Wilkes County in Danburg, Georgia to Elbert County in Elberton, Georgia. It was there that John Brother Cade began his early school training at St. Paul C.M.E. Church. Upon finishing grade school, he went to Knox Institute and Industrial School in Athens, Georgia, graduating in 1915.
In October 1915, he entered Atlanta University but was called to the 17th Provisional Training Camp Military Service at Des Moines, Iowa in June 1917 for two years. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry and assigned for duty to Camp Dodge, Iowa with Company F. 366th Infantry. He also served overseas from June 15, 1918, until February 22, 1919, and was honorably discharged on March 31, 1919.
In 1928 John Brother Cade was awarded a Masters’ Degree in History from the University of Chicago. It was in 1929 that he came to Southern University to become the first Principal and Instructor of Southern University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
From 1929-1930 Cade was the Registrar at Southern University; he also held the position of Director of Teacher Training in 1930-1931. Interrupting his tenure at Southern University in 1931, Cade moved to Prairie View College (Prairie View A&M College) as Registrar and Director of the Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a post he held until 1939.
In 1939 Cade and his family returned to Southern University. He served as the University Dean and Director of Extension Services. These positions he held until 1955 when he was appointed Dean of the University. From that date until his retirement, June 30, 1961, he was loved and known by all as “Dean.” While at Southern he wrote three more books: By Their Fruits. Baton Rouge, Southern University Press, 1962, Holsey: The Incomparable. New York, Pageant Press, 1964, and A Man Christened Josiah Clark. New York, American Press, 1966.
Dean Cade retired from Southern University on June 30, 1961. Though he retired from active duty, the influence of the Dean remained on the campus by establishing the Archives Department (Archives, Manuscripts, and Rare Books Department) on the campus of Southern University, where he served as Director.
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