Joseph E. Casey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph E. Casey

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Clinton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1980

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Edward Casey (December 27, 1898 – September 1, 1980) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Clinton, he attended the public schools, served as a private in the United States Army at Fort Lee, Virginia in 1918, and graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1920.
He was admitted to the bar that year and commenced practice in Clinton.
He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944, and was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1943).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate.
He resumed the practice of law in Boston and in Washington, D.C., where he resided until his death.
Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 761-B. His son is novelist John Casey.
His daughter Jane Dudley Casey was the first wife of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who later became President of Peru from 2016 to 2018.
His granddaughter is journalist and writer Alex Kuczynski.