Joseph E. Casey

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title: "Joseph E. Casey" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1898-births", "1980-deaths", "united-states-army-soldiers", "boston-university-school-of-law-alumni", "burials-at-arlington-national-cemetery", "people-from-clinton,-massachusetts", "democratic-party-united-states-representatives-from-massachusetts", "20th-century-united-states-representatives", "members-of-the-house-un-american-activities-committee"] description: "American politician (1898–1980)" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Casey" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American politician (1898–1980) ::

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Field	Value
image	File:JosephECasey.jpg
state	Massachusetts
district
term_start	January 3, 1935
term_end	January 3, 1943
preceded	Frank H. Foss
succeeded	Philip J. Philbin
birth_name	Joseph Edward Casey
birth_date
birth_place	Clinton, Massachusetts
death_date
death_place	Washington, D.C.
party	Democratic
relatives	Alex Kuczynski (granddaughter)
children	John Casey
Jane Dudley Casey
alma_mater	Boston University School of Law
profession	Lawyer
allegiance	United States of America
branch	[[File:Flag of the United States Army (unofficial proportions).svg
serviceyears	1918
rank	Private
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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. His daughter, Caroline Casey, is " a well-known Washington astrologer".

References

References

1. (2 September 1980). "Joseph E. Casey Dies, 4-Term Massachusetts Congressman, Attorney". [[The Washington Post]].
2. (19 April 1992). "MIXED BLESSINGS". [[The Washington Post]].
3. (9 May 2025). "Opinion: on the Fear and Isolation of Trump’s Washington". [[The New York Times]].

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