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Milwaukee county has been signally favored in the class of men who have -occupied her public offices. There have been but few who have been called to positions of public trust who have not been loyal to the work reposed in them, and numbered with the men who are now carefully and wisely directing the business affairs of the county is John J. Cary, who is filling the office of member of the board of supervisors. He was born in the city of Milwaukee, May 8, 1883, and is a son of Richard J. and Catharine (Code) Cary, both of whom were also natives of this city. The family on both sides were early settlers of Milwaukee and of Irish lineage. The father was a cabinetmaker by trade and was associated with the firm of Matthew Brothers, furniture dealers, for a number of years. He afterward engaged in the saloon business and passed away in 1905. His widow is living and yet makes her home in Milwaukee.

John J. Cary was educated in the public and parochial schools of this city, passing through consecutive grades to the high school. On the 2nd of July, 1902, he became associated with the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York as a messenger boy and he has since filled various positions with the company, being promoted to the office of cashier in 1914. He has served with the company for twenty years and is one of the best known insurance men of the city. His capability and fidelity are plainly indicated by his long connection with the corporation which he represents and he has done a large amount of business, which has brought him to a position of affluence and has added materially to the resources of the company.

On the 23rd of September, 1908, Mr. Cary was married to Miss Lillian Fitzgerald of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, and they have become the parents of two children: Genevieve Patricia, who was born March 17, 1912; and William Francis, born September 3, 1915. The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church and Mr. Cary is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In April, 1920, he was elected a member of the board of supervisors of Milwaukee county. He is now serving on the committees on finance, public buildings and grounds, sheriffs and coroners and unemployed, these being the most important committees of the board. His public record is highly satisfactory, by reason of the promptness and efficiency with which he discharges his duties and the thoroughness with which he delves to the root of all public matters, learning exactly what is best to do in regard to the business of the county.