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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003417b.htm person Casey James Joseph CMG AACR2 25 December 1831 5 April 1913 Place of Birth Tromroe, County Clare, Ireland Place of Death St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Politician Judge Member of Parliament 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. 1855 1855 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne) 1860 1860 Career position - Joined the Sandhurst Municipal Council 1861 1861 Career position - Appointed a Magistrate 1861 1861 Career position - Chairman, Sandhurst Municipal Council c. 1863 Career position - Established the McIvor Times and Riverine Herald 1863 1863 Career position - Co-purchased the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper 1863 1880 Career position - Member for Mandurang in the Legislative Assembly 1865 1865 Career position - Called to the Bar 1868 1869 Career position - Minister of Justice for Victoria 1869 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 c. 1878 Award - Knight Officer of the French Legion of Honour and of the Crown of Italy c. 1878 c. 1878 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

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 'Casey, James Joseph', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Casey, James Joseph Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Casey, James Joseph (1831-1913), politician and judge Oldmeadow, John C. Casey, James Joseph (1831-1913), politician and judge Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 365-366 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000