Robert R. Casey

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Representative Casey and other members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center on January 3, 1962 to gather firsthand information of the nation’s space exploration program.

Robert Randolph "Bob" Casey (July 27, 1915 - April 17, 1986) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Texas.

[edit] Early life

Casey was born in Joplin, Missouri but moved to Houston, Texas as a teenager, attending the city's San Jacinto High School. Casey earned his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Houston. In 1940, he was admitted to the bar set up a private practice in Alvin, Texas. Two years later, he became the city attorney.^[1]

[edit] Political career

In 1943, Casey returned to Houston to become Harris County's assistant district attorney. Casey first ran for office in 1948 when he was able to earn a seat in the Texas House of Representatives. However, he chose not to run for reelection to this post, instead spending the next eight years as a Harris County Judge. He was also an administrator at South Texas College.

Casey successfully ran for Congress in 1958. He was a member of the House Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on the Post Office and the Civil Service. In 1976, he left the House after his appointment to the Federal Maritime Commission by President Gerald Ford. He later returned to the practice of law, working until a few years before his death.

Casey was a member of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and, like most Southern liberals, was often seen as somewhat maverick. He was closely aligned with fellow-Texan Lyndon B. Johnson.

[edit] Memorials

The Federal Courthouse at 515 Rusk Street in Houston is named after Bob Casey.

[edit] References

• Robert R. Casey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress