John Casey (1823 – May 25, 1893) was a farmer and politician in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented

St. John's West St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2004. This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation ...

in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1857 to 1869 as a Liberal. He was born in St. John's and operated a small farm there. He was first elected in an 1857 by-election held after John Fox was named to the Legislative Council. He served as Chairman of the Board of Works. After he left politics, Casey was named Poor Commissioner in 1874 and continued in that position for 19 years. He died of

Bright's disease Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine, and was frequently accompanied b ...

in 1893.

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Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1823 births 1893 deaths Newfoundland Colony people Deaths from nephritis {{Newfoundland-politician-stub