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unusual facts about Robert P. Casey, Sr.



Air Force Institute of Technology

Robert P. Johannes – One of the developers of the control configured vehicle (CCV) concept

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.

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.

Dorothy Bush Koch

She has two children, Sam and Ellie, by her first husband, William LeBlond, whom she married in 1982 and divorced in 1990, and two children, Robert and Gigi, by her second husband, Robert P. Koch, whom she married in June 1992 at Camp David.

George Casey

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

Institute on Religion and Democracy

Notable members of the organization's Board of Directors include journalist Fred Barnes, United Methodist theologian Dr. Thomas C. Oden, Princeton University ethicist Dr. Robert P. George, theologian Michael Novak and former papal biographer George Weigel.

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).

By the time of his death, Mr. Casey left three legacies: UPS, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Casey Family Programs.

Joseph Casey

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

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.

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.

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.

Peter W. Chiarelli

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

Qiu Guangming

According to Robert P. Crease, as the focus of the Institute shifted, no new personnel were hired to continue historical research, making Qiu the last surviving member of this group at NIM.

Richard Casey

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

Robert Bush

Robert P. Bush (1842–1923), American physician, soldier and politician

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.

Robert Higgins

Robert P. Higgins (born 1932), systematic invertebrate zoologist and ecologist

Robert L. Forward

In 1994, he co-founded the company Tethers Unlimited, Inc. with Robert P. Hoyt, where he served as Chief Scientist and Chairman until 2002.

Robert Madden

Robert P. Madden, president of the Optical Society of America in 1982

Robert Maginnis

Robert P. Maginnis (born 1933), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Robert P. Aitken Farm House

His son David D. Aitken (1853–1930) later operated the farm and served in the United States House of Representatives.

Robert P. Aitken (1819–1873) moved to Flint Township, Michigan from New York in 1842.

Robert P. Arthur

William Drummond, the colonial Governor and a principal player in Bacon’s Rebellion, was the first man hanged in Virginia for insurrection and a possible relative of the Scottish poet, William Drummond.

Robert P. Burroughs

He served as committeeman from New Hampshire for the Republican National Committee during the 1940s and actively supported Dwight D. Eisenhower during the 1952 and 1956 presidential campaigns.

Robert P. Burroughs (d. June 10, 1994), son of Sherman Everett Burroughs, graduated from Manchester High School in 1917.

Robert P. Dick

He was in private practice in Wentworth, North Carolina from 1845 to 1848, and in Greensboro from 1848 to 1853.

Robert P. Griffin

He was elected November 8, 1966, to a full six-year term, defeating former Governor Soapy Williams by a 56% to 44% margin, commencing January 3, 1967 and was reelected in 1972, winning a tough race against state Attorney General Frank J. Kelley, and served from May 11, 1966, to January 2, 1979.

Robert P. Hanrahan

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress, but became a deputy assistant secretary for education at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare from 1975 to 1977.

Robert P. Hill

Elected as a Democrat from Oklahoma to the Seventy-fifth Congress, he served from January 3, 1937, until his death.

Robert P. Imbelli

Currently, Father Imbelli is an associate professor of Theology at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Robert P. Kennedy

Kennedy was elected from Ohio's 8th District as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891).

Robert P. Pula

In 1993 he wrote the "Preface to the Fifth Edition" of Alfred Korzybski's Science and Sanity.

He was a polymathic poet, painter, pianistic composer, Polka historian, Polish culturalist, cartoonist, writer, editor, and teacher.

Robert P. Schumaker

Robert P. Schumaker is an American academic best known for creating the AZFinText textual financial prediction system and is also a Sports Data Mining expert.

While at the University of Arizona, Schumaker created the Arizona Financial Text System (AZFinText) which is a stock selection research project that utilizes the terms in financial news articles to predict future stock prices.

Robert P. Smith

Robert Smith is also the model for the character “Sammy the Spread”, who deals in third-world debt (Emerging market debt), in John D. Spooner’s book Do You Want to Make Money or Would You Rather Fool Around? (Spooner 2000 ).

Robert P. Strauss

In addition to his scholarly activities, he has extensive public service experience at the US Treasury as a Brookings Economic Policy Fellow and assistant to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1970-1972), at the Joint Committee on Taxation (1975-8), and a variety of state and local governments.

Ruth Thompson

She was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination to the 85th Congress in 1956, being defeated by fellow Republican Robert P. Griffin and returned to her home in Whitehall.

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.

Turan Corporation

Turan Corporation was founded as Turam (“Turkish-American”) Corporation by Robert P. Smith in 1978, and soon became one of the largest privately held sovereign debt trading firms in the world.


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