Biographical entry Casey, James Joseph (1831 - 1913)

Summary

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 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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Events

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 of the 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 Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 3, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1969, pp. 365-366. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030341b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Casey, James Joseph', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003417. Details