Lyman Rufus Casey Jr. (May 6, 1837January 26, 1914) was a

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Early life

On May 6, 1837, Casey was born as Lyman Rufus Casey Jr. in

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. In 1853, Casey moved with his parents to

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. Casey received a classical education.

Career

Casey engaged in the hardware business for many years; in 1882, he moved to Carrington, Foster County, Territory of Dakota, and became a rancher. He was chairman of the North Dakota Committee on

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and was commissioner of Foster County in 1887. Upon the admission of North Dakota as a State into the Union, Casey was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from November 25, 1889, to March 4, 1893. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Railroads (Fifty-second Congress). He moved to

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Personal life

In 1861, Casey married Harriett Mary Platt. One of her siblings was Jane Platt, wife of the drinking straw inventor Marvin C. Stone. Casey returned to

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He died there on January 25, 1914. Casey is buried at Greenmount Cemetery in

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References

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