Cadet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Cadet family

The surname Cadet was first found in Britanny (Bretagne).

Early Notables of the Cadet family

Notable amongst this name at this time was Sylvain Codet, who was a politician and was born in Paris in 1743. Son of a lawyer at the king’s council, he was nominated municipal Officer in 1770 and was elected representative of Ille-et-Vilaine at the legislative assembly in 1791. Joseph Coder was a botanist born in Prades in 1778. A pharmacist in this city, he was successful in his botanical research, as well as work on entomology, mineralogy. The Codet family was one of politicians…