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Casey, James Joseph (1831 - 1913)

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Politician and Judge

Born: 25 December 1831 Tromroe, County Clare, Ireland. Died: 5 April 1913 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.

James Joseph 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 ammend 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 settelments 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 Soliciter-General for Victoria.

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Chronology
1855 Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
1860 Joined the Sandhurst Municipal Council
1861 Appointed a Magistrate
1861 Chairman of the Sandhurst Municipal Council
c. 1863 - Established the McIvor Times and Riverine Herald
1863 Co-purchased the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper
1863 - 1880 Member for Mandurang in the Legislative Assembly
1865 Called to the Bar
1868 - 1869 Minister of Justice for Victoria
1869 Solicitor-General of Victoria
1872 - 1875 Commissioner of Crown Lands, President of the Board of Land and Works and the First Victorian Minister of Agriculture
c. 1878 Knight Officer of the French Legion of Honour and of the Crown of Italy
c. 1878 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

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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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003417. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 28 September 2005

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