Robert P. Casey
| Robert P. Casey | |
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Robert P. Casey campaigning in Pittsburgh, 1986. Photo by Michael Casey.
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| 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 20, 1987 – January 17, 1995 |
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| Lieutenant | Mark Singel |
| Preceded by | Dick Thornburgh |
| Succeeded by | Tom Ridge |
| 45th Auditor General of Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 18, 1969 – January 21, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Grace Sloan |
| Succeeded by | Al Benedict |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 22nd district |
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In office January 1, 1963 – November 30, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh McMenamin |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Piasecki |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Patrick Casey January 9, 1932 Jackson Heights, Queens, New York |
| Died | May 30, 2000 (aged 68) Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place |
Saint Catherine's Cemetery Moscow, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Harding Casey |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater |
College of the Holy Cross (B.A.) George Washington University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Saint Catherine's Cemetery
Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey, Sr. (January 9, 1932 – May 30, 2000) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995. He previously served as a state senator (1963–68) and Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1969–77).
Casey was best known for leading the pro-life wing of the Democratic Party, taking the lead in fighting Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a major Supreme Court case that upheld almost all the prohibitions on abortion that Casey signed into law. He championed unions, believed in government as a beneficent force, and supported gun rights.
He was the father of Bob Casey, Jr., who is currently a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
Casey was born in Jackson Heights, in the Queens borough of New York City, the son of Marie (née Cummings) and Alphonsus Liguori Casey. His family, of Irish descent, was originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, but his parents moved to New York in order for his father, a devoutly Roman Catholic former coal miner who began working as a coal miner at age 10, to attend Fordham University School of Law. The family returned to Scranton following Casey's birth.
After attending Scranton Preparatory School, Casey turned down an offer to play for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1949, opting to go to college instead. He went to the College of the Holy Cross, where he was president of his senior class, on a basketball scholarship. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953, and received his Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 1956.
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