Education
He attended the common schools. He studied law in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
lawyer politician representative
He attended the common schools. He studied law in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
He taught school in Boone County for several years. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Lebanon, Indiana. He was appointed by Governor Conrad Baker common pleas judge of Boone County in April 1867 and was subsequently elected to the same office in October 1867 for a term of four years.
He declined reelection and resumed the practice of law.
Cason was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876.
He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon, Indiana. He retired in 1897 and moved to Washington, District of Columbia, where he died July 10, 1901.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1861–1864. He served as member of the State senate 1864–1867.