Person
Casey, James Joseph (1831 - 1913)
CMG
- Born
- 25 December 1831
Tromroe, County Clare, Ireland - Died
- 5 April 1913
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Politician and Judge
Summary
James Casey was a leading politician in Victoria. He represented Mandurang in the Legislative Assembly from 1863 to 1880 and was appointed the first Minister of Agriculture. Casey fought hard to amend the 1869 Land Act, but was unsuccessful. However he did succeed in making major positive changes to the Department of Agriculture and the survey branch. He was also instrumental in establishing settlements in northern Victoria and Gippsland. Casey was also a respected Magistrate, then judge of the County Court and had a brief stint in the Supreme Court and as Solicitor-General for Victoria.
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Chronology
- 1855
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
- 1860
- Career position - Joined the Sandhurst Municipal Council
- 1861
- Career position - Appointed a Magistrate
- 1861
- Career position - Chairman, Sandhurst Municipal Council
- c. 1863 -
- Career position - Established the McIvor Times and Riverine Herald
- 1863
- Career position - Co-purchased the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper
- 1863 - 1880
- Career position - Member for Mandurang in the Legislative Assembly
- 1865
- Career position - Called to the Bar
- 1868 - 1869
- Career position - Minister of Justice for Victoria
- 1869
- Career position - Solicitor-General of Victoria
- 1872 - 1875
- Career position - Commissioner of Crown Lands, President of the Board of Land and Works and the First Victorian Minister of Agriculture
- c. 1878
- Award - Knight Officer of the French Legion of Honour and of the Crown of Italy
- c. 1878
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Published resources
Book Sections
- Oldmeadow, John C., 'Casey, James Joseph (1831-1913)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 365-366. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030341b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16058658. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93296960. Details
- 'Casey, James Joseph (1831-1913)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463485. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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