John J. Casey

John J. Casey

John Joseph Casey (born May 26, 1875 in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , †  May 5, 1929 in Balboa , Panama Canal Zone ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1929 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives four times .

Career

John Casey attended his home public schools and St. Mary's Parochial School . In his youth he already worked in mining. He later made a name for himself in the regional labor movement by helping to found trade unions. He stood up for the miners and initially became a member of the Labor Party . Between 1907 and 1909 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Then he switched to the Democratic Party .

In the 1912 congressional election , Casey was elected as a Democrat in the eleventh constituency of Pennsylvania to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Charles Calvin Bowman on March 4, 1913 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1917 . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. Casey lost to Thomas W. Templeton in 1916 .

In 1918 he was a member of the advisory staff of the Federal Ministry of Labor . In the same year he was again elected to Congress in the eleventh district of his state, where he replaced Templeton on March 4, 1919. Since he was not confirmed in 1920, he could only serve one more term in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1921. During this time the 18th and 19th amendments were ratified.

In the 1922 election , Casey was elected to Congress in Pennsylvania's twelfth borough, where he succeeded John Reber on March 4, 1923 . In 1924 he was defeated by Edmund Nelson Carpenter . So he could only spend one term in Parliament in Washington until March 3, 1925. He then worked for the plumbers and plumbers union. In 1926 he was re-elected to Congress in the twelfth district of Pennsylvania, where he replaced Carpenter on March 3, 1927. After being re-elected, he was able to exercise his mandate until his death. He died of a stroke on May 5, 1929 while on vacation in the Panama Canal Zone for health reasons. John Casey was married with eleven children.

Web links

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• John J. Casey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John J. Casey in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Charles Calvin Bowman	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (11th constituency) March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1917	Thomas W. Templeton
Thomas W. Templeton	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (11th constituency) March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1921	Laurence Hawley Watres
John Reber	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (12th constituency) March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925	Edmund Nelson Carpenter
Edmund Nelson Carpenter	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (12th constituency) March 4, 1927 - May 5, 1929	Charles Murray Turpin