Gouverneur Cadwalader

Maj. Gouverneur Cadwalader (February 3, 1880 – October 14, 1935), was an American sportsman and soldier. Early life Cadwalader was born on February 3, 1880, in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. He was a son of Richard McCall Cadwalader (1839–1918) and Christine W. ( Biddle) Cadwalader (1847–1900). Among his brothers were Thomas Cadwalader, Dr. William Biddle Cadwalader, Richard McCall Cadwalader Jr. (who married Emily Margaretta Roebling), Charles Meigs Biddle Cadwalader, and Alexander Cadwalader, His maternal grandparents were Jonathan Williams Biddle and Emily Skinner ( Meigs) Biddle. His paternal grandparents were Thomas McCall Cadwalader and Maria Charlotte ( Gouverneur) Cadwalader. His uncle, John Lambert Cadwalader, was a prominent lawyer who served as the 10th U.S. Assistant Secretary of State. He was also a great-grandson of Col. Lambert Cadwalader, an officer in the American Revolution who represented New Jersey at the Continental Congress. Cadwalader graduated from St. Paul's School before attending the University of Pennsylvania.