CASSADY, George or CASSIDY, George (1851-1929) was the '.....architect of Chatham, N.B.' who was credited with plans for the substantial ecclesiastical landmark erected in Chatham, New Brunswick for the Roman Catholic Diocese there. This five storey complex was designed in the Second Empire style and built to accommodate the Bishop's Residence, the Christian Brothers College, and a temporary chapel to be used until the completion of the new Roman Catholic Cathedral by Patrick Keely in late 1879. A full description of Cassidy's design appeared in the Morning Freeman [Saint John], 28 June 1878, 3.
He was born in New Brunswick on 12 October 1851 and may have trained in the building trades in northern part of that province, and appears to have worked as both an architect and master carpenter. He left New Brunswick in 1888 and moved to British Columbia where he operated a sash and door factory in Vancouver until after 1900. He died at Vancouver on 17 January 1929 (obituary Daily Province (Vancouver), 18 Jan. 1929, 30).