George Elliott Casey (March 24, 1850 – November 30, 1903) was a Canadian journalist and political figure from Ontario. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1900 as a

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member. He was born in Southwold Township,

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in 1850, the son of William Casey, an

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immigrant, and Sarah Elliott. Casey studied at the

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. He served as chief government whip from 1874 to 1878. In 1877, he married Sarah Isabella, the daughter of

James Lyons Biggar James Lyons Biggar (February 4, 1824 – May 24, 1879) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1878 as an Independent Liberal. He was born in Carrying ...

. He ran unsuccessfully as an Independent Liberal in 1900. Casey was a captain in the local militia. He also contributed to the St. Thomas ''Journal'' and the London ''Advertiser'' and served as president of the Canadian Press Association. He lived in Fingal. Casey was the driving force behind federal civil service reform aimed at reducing patronage.''The Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography''
HJ Morgan (1898) In 1903, he was named to the staff of the Canadian Parliamentary Library in Ottawa. He died in Ottawa at the age of 53. Casey Township in

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was named in his honour.

Dominic LeBlanc Dominic A. LeBlanc (born December 14, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the minister of intergovernmental affairs since 2020 and also became the minister of infrastructure and communities in 2021. A member of the Lib ...

, son of

Roméo LeBlanc Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1927June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist, politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation. LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also ...

and member of the House of Commons, reported that Casey was his great-great-grandfather.Edited Hansard * Number 008 (Official Version)
at www2.parl.gc.ca

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, George Elliott 1850 births 1903 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario