Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986
- Authoritative Name:
- Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986
- Biography:
- "CASEY, Robert Randolph, a Representative from Texas; born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., July 27, 1915; moved with his parents to Houston, Tex., in 1930 and graduated from San Jacinto High School; student at the University of Houston, also the South Texas School of Law 1934-1940; was admitted to the Texas bar in 1940 and commenced the practice of law in Alvin, Tex.; served as city attorney of Alvin, Tex., in 1942 and 1943; member of the school board; in 1943 returned to Houston as an assistant district attorney in Harris County in charge of the civil department; in 1948 was elected to the State house of representatives and served in the regular and special sessions of the fifty-first legislature; elected county judge of Harris County in 1950, 1952, and again in 1954 for a four-year term; member of board of regents of the South Texas College of Law, board of directors of the Speech and Hearing Center, and director of the South Texas Law Journal, Inc.; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1959, until his resignation January 22, 1976, to become a Commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission; was a resident of Houston, Tex.; died in Houston April 17, 1986; interment Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000228.
- Associated Subjects:
- Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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6 items in 2 collections (expand all)
Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 5)
- Creator:
- Kaplow, Alicia, 1945-
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - correspondence, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 3)
- Creator:
- Kaplow, Alicia, 1945-
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1966
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 1)
- Creator:
- Lynd, Staughton
- Date of Original:
- 1963/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 2)
- Creator:
- Lynd, Staughton
- Date of Original:
- 1963/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 3)
- Creator:
- Lynd, Staughton
- Date of Original:
- 1963/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
[Letter of recommendation from John J. Herrera for his son, John Michael Herrera - 1960-01-11]
- Creator:
- Herrera, John J.
- Date of Original:
- 1961-01-05
- Collection:
- John J. Herrera Papers
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries