on May 22, 1879) was an American Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician

Politician

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 from New Jersey

New Jersey

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, who served in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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, where he represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district

New Jersey's 11th congressional district

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.

Biography

He immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents, who settled in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

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. Cavicchia attended the public schools and was graduated from the American International College

American International College

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 in 1906 and from New York University School of Law

New York University School of Law

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 in 1908. He was admitted to the bar in 1909 and commenced practice in Newark. He also served as director and counsel for several building and loan associations and was appointed supervisor of inheritance tax of Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey

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 in 1917. He was member of the Board of Education of the Newark Public Schools

Newark Public Schools

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 from 1917-1931, serving as its president from 1924-1926.

He was professor of law and trustee of Mercer Beasley School of Law (now part of Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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), Newark, 1925-1931. Cavicchia was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-second, Seventy-third, and Seventy-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1937). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress and thus resumed the practice of law and again served as supervisor of inheritance tax

Inheritance tax

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 for Essex County, 1937-1956.

He died in Belleville, New Jersey

Belleville, New Jersey

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, September 11, 1967, aged 88. He is interred in Fairmount Cemetery

Fairmount Cemetery, Newark

thumb|190px|The Krueger Mausoleumthumb|190px|The Setters' MonumentFairmount Cemetery is a Victorian cemetery in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey, in the neighborhood of Fairmount. It opened in 1855, shortly after the Newark City Council banned burials in the central city due to fears that...

in Newark.

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