Thomas Worrall Casey

Thomas Worrall Casey (13 October 1869 – 29 November 1949) was a British Liberal politician and Trade Union leader.

Background

He was born in the Intake district of Sheffield, as the son of William and Jemima Ann Casey. He was educated at Gleadless Church School. He was married in 1894. He had two sons and three daughters. In 1916 his eldest son, Alpheaus Abbott Casey of the York and Lancaster Regiment, was killed in the First World War. His memorial can be found in Thiepval in the Lancaster regiment.

Trade Unionism

He started work at 12 years of age on a farm. At 13 he went to work at Birley Colliery, near Sheffield, where he remained until 18 years of age. He was employed at this time as an engineman. He left and started at Cadeby Colliery, near Rotherham, as a winding engineman, and remained there for 24 years. On leaving he was presented with a Gold Hunter Watch by workmen and officials. He was elected as the General Secretary of the National Winding and General Engineers' Society, serving for 25 years.

Politics

At the 1918 general election, Casey was elected for the Sheffield Attercliffe constituency. He benefitted from being endorsed by Prime Minister David Lloyd George.

General election 1918: Sheffield Attercliffe Electorate 35,923

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Worrall Casey	12,308	65.3
		William Anderson	6,539	34.7
Majority			5,769	30.6
Turnout				52.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

In parliament, he joined Lloyd George's Liberal group that was to form itself into the National Liberal Party. He lost his seat at the 1922 general election.

General election 1922: Sheffield Attercliffe Electorate 34,671

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cecil Wilson	16,206	68.2
		Thomas Worrall Casey	7,562	31.8
Majority			8,644	36.4
Turnout				68.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Following Liberal reunion in 1923 he contested Ilkeston in 1923,

General election 1923: Ilkeston Electorate 31,503

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Oliver	9,191	42.1
		William Marshall Freeman	6,566	30.0
		Thomas Worrall Casey	6,112	27.9
Majority			2,625	12.1
Turnout				69.4
	hold		Swing	-1.6

He then moved to contest Gloucester in 1929 as a Liberal. He finally fought Rotherham in 1935 as a Liberal National.

General election 1935: Rotherham Electorate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Dobbie	29,725	67.5
		Thomas Worrall Casey	14,298	32.5
Majority			15,427	35.0
Turnout				76.7
	hold		Swing

With this final loss, he gave up on Parliamentary politics. He was elected to Mexborough Urban District Council. He was a Justice of the Peace in the city of Sheffield. He was a Methodist lay preacher for 60 years.

He died in Sheffield aged 80.

References

• Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919–1945

External links

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