Robert E. Casey
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Robert E. Casey | |
|---|---|
| 69th Treasurer of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| Governor | Milton Shapp Dick Thornburgh |
| Preceded by | Grace M. Sloan |
| Succeeded by | R. Budd Dwyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1909 |
| Died | December 1, 1982 (aged 73) Odessa, Texas, US |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown |
| Occupation | Politician |
Robert E. Casey (March 30, 1909 – December 1, 1982)[1][2] was an American politician who served as Pennsylvania State Treasurer from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he served four terms as Cambria County recorder of deeds. No relation to influential politician Robert P. Casey Sr., his electoral victory in 1976 was aided by his name resemblance.
The youngest of eleven children of an Irish-American coal miner, Casey was born in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Johnstown Catholic High School and studied accounting at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He worked at the state treasury department for seven years in the 1930s and then at a bank and mortgage and loan company in Johnstown. In 1956, he became deputy register of wills for Cambria County and served as Cambria's recorder of deeds from 1963 to 1976.[2][1]
While he had never ran for statewide elected office until 1976, Casey held numerous community and civic roles out of the public eye. He served as president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Recorders of Deeds and twice as president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Elected Officials. He had also served three years on the board of directors of the National Association of County Recorders and was appointed to a state commission to improve counties' record-keeping.[3][4]