Casey, Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron, 1890-1976
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Governor General 1965-1969, Minister for External Affairs 1951-1960, Minister in charge C.S.I.R.O. 1950-1960. See "Who's Who in Australia, 1974".
From the description of Programme [manuscript]. 1976. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225840961
Lord Casey had a varied political career that included mining engineer, Federal Treasurer, Minister of State in the British War Cabinet, and Minister for External Affairs (1951-1960). He was Governor of Bengal, 1944-1946 and Australian Governor-General, 1965-1969.
From the description of Papers. 1910-1940. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225720290
1914 joined Australian Imperial Force; 1914-1918 served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France; 1917 MC; 1918 Distinguished Service Order; 1924 Australian liaison officer in Whitehall; 1931-1940 member of Australian parliament for Corio (Victoria); 1933-1935 assistant treasurer; 1935-1939 treasurer; 1939 minister for supply and development; 1940-1941 Australia's first minister to the Uniteds States; 1942-1944 British minister resident in the Middle East; 1944-1946 governor of Bengal; 1949-1960 member of Australian parliament for La Trobe; 1951-1960 minister for external affairs; 1960 baronetcy; 1965-1969 governor-general of Australia; 1969 KG
Epithet: politician and diplomat
Title: Baron Casey
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x0003ad
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Subjects:
- Aeronautics
- Aeronautics
- Airplanes
- Airplanes
- Governors general
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining engineers
- Politicians
Occupations:
- Engineers
- Federal politicians
- Governors general
Places:
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
- Thailand, Asia (as recorded)
- Burma, Asia (as recorded)
- Australia--Mount Morgan (Qld.) (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- South Eastern Asia, Asia (as recorded)
- Pakistan, Asia (as recorded)
- Ledo, Assam (as recorded)
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
- Indonesia, Asia (as recorded)
- Pakistan, Asia (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
- Darjeeling, Bengal (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
- Calcutta, India (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Darjeeling, Bengal (as recorded)
- Calcutta, India (as recorded)
- Burma, Asia (as recorded)
- Poonch, India (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Malaya, Malaysia (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
