Moses Coady, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Priest, co-operative organiser
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Place of Birth: Margaree Valley, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Moses Coady
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- Moses Michael Coady (3 January 1882 – 28 July 1959) was a Roman Catholic priest, adult educator and co-operative entrepreneur best known for his instrumental role in the Antigonish Movement.
- Credited with introducing "an entirely new organizational technique: that of action based on preliminary study" to the co-operative movement in Canada, his work sparked a wave of co-operative development across the Maritimes and credit union development across English Canada.
- Due to his role and influence, he is often compared to Alphonse Desjardins in Québec.
- The influence of the movement he led spread across Canada in the 1930s and by the 1940s and 1950s, to the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
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