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Joseph Casey

Joseph E. Casey (1898–1980) - U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts


Albert D. Nortoni

In 1918, Nortoni campaigned for the Democratic nominee for Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph E. Davies, although he ultimately lost to Irvine Lenroot.

Alexander P. Stewart

What was left of the Army of Tennessee was sent east and fought in the Carolinas Campaign in 1865, once again under the command of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, who placed the Army of Tennessee (by this time fewer than 5,000 men) under the command of Lt. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart.

Alexander St. Clair-Abrams

But back in 1872, Abrams maintained a feud with former governor Joseph E. Brown, denouncing the policy of the state leasing the Western and Atlantic Railroad and associated business deals with free rides but was pressured to relinquish control of the paper with a threatened foreclosure of a $5,000 mortgage by Citizens Bank unless he ceased the attacks on Brown.

Annie E. Casey Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation was started in 1948 in Seattle, Washington, by UPS founder James E. Casey and his siblings George, Harry and Marguerite.

Army of the South

However, both Confederate President Jefferson Davis and general-in-chief Robert E. Lee questioned Beauregard's ability to handle the situation in the Carolinas, so on February 23 Lee appointed General Joseph E. Johnston to command the Confederate forces in the Carolinas.

Belle Mahone

Bred and raced by Canada's preeminent owner/breeder, distilling magnate Joseph E. Seagram, Belle Mahone was sired by Ypsilanti, an American grandson of the British runner Galopin, winner of the 1875 Epsom Derby and a three-time Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland.

Charles Murray Turpin

Turpin was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John J. Casey.

Constance Cary Harrison

According to her own account, one flag was given to General Joseph E. Johnson, one to Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard, and hers to Confederate general Earl Van Dorn.

Denver Mint

In 1872 a group of businessmen led by Judge Hiram Bond (formerly one of the largest brokers on the New York Gold Exchange), Joseph Miner and Denver Mayor Joseph E. Bates set up a firm Denver Smelting and Refining Works which built an independent complementary plant which processed ore into ingots which were then assayed, weighed and stamped by the Denver Mint.

Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company

As a result, Evans, together with other local business leaders, including David Moffat, William Byers (founder of the Rocky Mountain News), Joseph E. Bates, Bela Hughes, Walter Cheesman and Luther Kountze partnered with East Coast investors to form a railroad company that would link Denver and the Colorado Territory with the national rail network.

George Casey

George W. Casey, Jr. (born 1948), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and the son of the above

International Controls Corporation

Vesco wanted Richard Nixon's Attorney General John N. Mitchell to intercede on his behalf with SEC chairman William J. Casey, and in April 1972 he sent his counsel, former New Jersey State Senator Harry L. Sears, along with ICC president Lawrence Richardson, to deliver a cash contribution of $200,000 to Maurice Stans, finance chairman for the Committee to Re-elect the President.

James E. Casey

In 1919, the company expanded beyond Seattle and changed its name to United Parcel Service (UPS).

Jefferson B. Snyder

The list of honorary pallbearers reads like a "Who's Who" of state and delta politicians: Russell B. Long, Allen J. Ellender, John B. Fournet, Otto Passman, Ben C. Dawkins, Sr., Joseph E. Ransdell, W. W. Burnside, Joseph T. Curry, Andrew L. Sevier, Judge Frank Voelker, and successor District Attorney Thompson L. Clarke of Snyder's native St. Joseph.

Joseph Davies

Joseph E. Davies (1876–1958), United States ambassador to the Soviet Union

Joseph Duncan

Joseph E. Duncan III (born 1963), convicted sex offender and murderer in the 2005 kidnapping of Shasta and Dylan Groene and the murder of their family and Dylan

Joseph E. Edsall

Edsall was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849.

Joseph E. Johnston

The 1988 alternate history novel Gray Victory by Robert Skimin imagines a scenario in which Johnston is left in command during the Atlanta Campaign.

He served in the 46th Congress from 1879 to 1881 as a Democratic congressman, having been elected with 58.11% of the vote over Greenback William W. Newman; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1880.

He defended the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, withdrawing under the pressure of a superior force under Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan.

Joseph E. Persico

Following graduation he joined the U.S. Navy where he served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade aboard a minesweeper and also worked at NATO Headquarters Naples, Italy.

In 1960 Persico joined the United States Information Agency working in Argentina, Brazil, and Washington as a Foreign Service Officer.

Joseph E. Robbins

At the 12th Academy Awards he, Farciot Edouart and William Rudolph were awarded an Oscar, again for Technical Achievement, this time for "the design and construction of a quiet portable treadmill" .

Joseph E. Slater

With the election of John F. Kennedy he was names deputy assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs where he wrote the blueprint for the Peace Corps.

In 1949, Mr. Slater was named Secretary General of the Allied High Commission in Germany and three years later moved to Paris where he served as executive secretary in the office of the United States representatives to NATO and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, set up under the Marshall Plan.

Joseph E. Talbot

He was reelected to the Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses and served from January 20, 1942, to January 3, 1947.

Joseph E. Widener

In 1930, he imported the stallion Sickle from Lord Derby in England who came to visit the U.S. that year and was Widener's guest at the 1930 Kentucky Derby.

Joseph H. Casey

The ferry MV Joe Casey, named in his honour, operates on the Bay of Fundy between East Ferry and Tiverton in Digby County.

Joseph Johnston

Joseph E. Johnston (1807–1891), United States and Confederate Army general

Joseph McDonald

Joseph E. McDonald (1819–1891), U.S. Representative and Senator from Indiana

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, fought here between General William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union army and Joseph E. Johnston of the Confederate army, took place between June 18, 1864, and July 2, 1864.

Lake Caliraya

Lake Caliraya was created after the construction of Caliraya Dam, an embankment dam started in 1939 by US Army Corps of Engineers Chief in the Philippines, Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Hugh J. Casey, with the approval of Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon.

Marguerite Casey Foundation

Casey Family Grants Program was renamed Marguerite Casey Foundation in 2003 to honor the sister of Jim Casey, founder of UPS and benefactor of several philanthropic foundations, including Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs.

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

Built in 1998 due to the instrumental work of Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey, Sr. and his successor, Tom Ridge and due to the dedication and support of State Representative Kevin Blaum, the arena was originally named the Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center.

Nevada Smith

The movie was produced and directed by Henry Hathaway with Joseph E. Levine as executive producer, from a story and screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on a character from Harold Robbins' 1961 novel The Carpetbaggers.

Paul Bowser

Later in 1936, Bowser made Steve "Crusher" Casey his top star, and Casey rose to become world champion with a victory over Lou Thesz in Boston on February 11, 1938.

Pennsyltucky

The modern popularization of the term, however, is commonly associated with Democratic political consultant James Carville, famed for his work on the victorious campaigns of Robert Casey, Sr. of Pennsylvania in 1986 and Presidential candidate Bill Clinton in 1992.

Pequannock River

The lands and water were purchased under the mayoralty of Joseph E. Haynes.

Peter W. Chiarelli

He also served as commander, Multi-National Corps—Iraq under General George W. Casey, Jr..

Richard Casey

Richard C. Casey (1933–2007), U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York

Robert Casey

Robert K. Casey (born 1931), member of the Florida House of Representatives

Robert R. Casey (1915–1986), member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas

Robert D. Robbins

Despite the district's conservative character, Robbins faced a strong challenge from businessmen and Meadville city Councilman Charles W. Flynn, who hoped to ride the coattails of popular Governor Bob Casey to victory.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler

On September 29, 2012, it was announced by the diocese's website, and by the Holy See - on the Vatican's Holy See Press Office Vatican Information Service (VIS) site – that Monsignor Joseph E. Strickland had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tyler.

The Mall at Steamtown

Its opening in 1993 was nationally televised on CNN and attended by then-Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey, Sr., who was instrumental in securing funding for and initiating development of the mall.

William H. Loucks

Additionally, he was present for the surrender of the Army of Tennessee by Joseph E. Johnston at Bennett Place.

William Pope McArthur

Among the passengers was future American Civil War General Joseph E. Johnston who accompanied the vessel as a civilian topographical engineer.


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