The Right Honourable Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey
Baron Casey of Berwick in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Governor-General
- Born
- 29 August 1890, Brisbane, Queensland
- Died
- 17 June 1976, Fitzroy, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Richard Gardiner Casey [qv]
- Mother
- Jane Eveline Harris (daughter of George Harris [qv])
- Married Ethel Marian Sumner Ryan (daughter of Sir Charles Snodgrass Ryan, med practitioner)
Parliamentary service
| Federal Executive Councillor |
| Member of the House of Representatives |
Career
- United Aust Party.
- Liberal.
- Cantab (BA 1913, MA 1918).
- Cwlth Treasurer 1935-39.
- Aust Min to USA 1940-42.
- Min for External Affairs 1949-60.
- Governor-Gen of Aust 1965-69.
- PC 1939, CH 1944, created baron 1960, GCMG 1965, KG 1969.
Military service
- First World War: Major 1st AIF (MC 1917, DSO 1918, MID).
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/casey-richard-gavin-gardiner-9706
Notes
Net value of estate $621,560 in Vic and £64,899 in Eng.