Zadok Casey

Zadok Casey

Zadok Casey (born March 7, 1796 in Greene County , Georgia , †  September 4, 1862 in Caseyville , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1843 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Zadok Casey attended the public schools in his homeland. In 1819 he moved to Jefferson County , Illinois, where he worked as a farmer. In his new home he embarked on a political career. Between 1822 and 1826 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives ; from 1826 to 1830 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1830 and 1833 he was Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. In 1832 he took part in the Black Hawk War . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Casey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly established second constituency of Illinois , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1833. After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1843 . In 1840 he was re-elected as an independent candidate. Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. The period after 1841 was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whig Party . In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. From 1837 to 1839 Casey was chairman of the Public Property Management Committee. He then chaired the committee that dealt with private land claims.

In 1842 Zadok Casey was not re-elected. In 1848 and 1860 he was a delegate to meetings revising the Illinois Constitution. Between 1848 and 1852 he was again a member of the House of Representatives of his state and temporarily acted as speaker . After that he was again State Senator from 1860 to 1862. He died in Caseyville on September 4, 1862.

Web links

• Zadok Casey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Zadok Casey in the database of Find a Grave (English)