Cadwalader | |
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Current region | Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S. |
Place of origin | Wales, Kingdom of Great Britain |
Connected families | Schuyler family Biddle family |
The Cadwalader family is an American family of military and civilian leaders that were prominent from the late 18th through 19th centuries in Philadelphia and New Jersey. The progenitor of the family, John Cadwalader, was a Quaker who emigrated from Wales in part to escape religious persecution.