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Lord Casey

The Right Honourable
The Lord Casey
KG, GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, KStJ, PC, FAA
Lord Casey.jpg
16th Governor-General of Australia
In office
7 May 1965 – 30 April 1969
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies (1965–66)
Harold Holt (1966–67)
John McEwen (1967–68)
John Gorton (1968–69)
Preceded by The Viscount De L'Isle
Succeeded by Sir Paul Hasluck
Minister for External Affairs
In office
11 May 1951 – 4 February 1960
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Preceded by Percy Spender
Succeeded by Robert Menzies
Minister for External Territories
In office
26 April 1951 – 11 May 1951
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Preceded by Percy Spender
Succeeded by Paul Hasluck
Minister in charge of the CSIRO
In office
23 March 1950 – 4 February 1960
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Donald Alastair Cameron
Minister for Works and Housing
In office
19 December 1949 – 17 March 1950
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Preceded by Nelson Lemmon
Succeeded by Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Governor of Bengal
In office
14 January 1944 – 19 February 1946
Preceded by John Herbert
Succeeded by Frederick Burrows
1st Australian Ambassador to the United States
In office
1 February 1940 – 20 April 1942
Prime Minister Robert Menzies (1940–41)
Arthur Fadden (1941)
John Curtin (1941–42)
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Sir Owen Dixon
Treasurer of Australia
In office
3 October 1935 – 26 April 1939
Prime Minister Joseph Lyons (1935–39)
Sir Earle Page (1939)
Preceded by Joseph Lyons
Succeeded by Robert Menzies
Member of the Australian Parliament
for La Trobe
In office
1949–1960
Preceded by Division created
Succeeded by John Jess
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Corio
In office
1931–1940
Preceded by Arthur Lewis
Succeeded by John Dedman
Personal details
Born (1890-08-29)29 August 1890
Brisbane, Colony of Queensland
Died 17 June 1976(1976-06-17) (aged 85)
Berwick, Victoria
Political party Liberal Party of Australia(after 1945)
United Australia Party(before 1945)
Spouse(s) Maie Casey
Profession Engineer, Diplomat and politician
Military service
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Australian Imperial Force
Years of service 1914–1919
Rank Major
Awards Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey KG, GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, KStJ, PC, FAA (29 August 1890 – 17 June 1976) was an Australian politician and diplomat, who served as the colonial governor of Bengal from 1944 to 1946 and as the 16th Governor-General of Australia from 7 May 1965 to 30 April 1969.

Casey was born in Brisbane, Queensland, as Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, but he dropped the "Gavin" in later life. His father, also named Richard Gardiner Casey, was a wealthy pastoralist and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly of Irish descent. His mother, Evelyn, was the daughter of George Harris, another wealthy pastoralist and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. His father moved the family to Melbourne in 1893 and became a rich company director.


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