Ernest Cady (September 6, 1842 – February 16, 1908) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 65th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1893 to 1895.

Following the end of the War, he returned to Connecticut, first Stafford then Hartford, and became a prominent manufacturer and capitalist,[2] as the president of Pratt & Cady Company.

[5] In 1892, he was nominated as the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, winning election in November 1892.

Succeeding Republican James L. Howard, Cady served as the 65th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor Luzon B. Morris from 1893 to 1895, during which time he presided in the State Senate during the session of 1893 "with dignity and success, winning the admiration and esteem of both parties in the General Assembly.

[8] Together, they were the parents of two sons:[3] Cady died of heart disease on February 16, 1908, and was found in the bathtub in his home in Hartford, Connecticut.