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Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician)

Canadian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ7411077 ↗
Source-derived summary

Samuel Casey (August 14, 1788 – December 19, 1857) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.

He was born in Adolphustown Township in Upper Canada in 1788, the son of Willet Casey. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming lieutenant in 1823 and captain of cavalry in 1834. He represented Lennox & Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1820 to 1824. He was named justice of the peace in the Midland District in 1829.

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“Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician)” enters the record as canadian politician. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Samuel, Casey and Upper can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1788, 1857, 1812, 1823—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1788-08-14. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Samuel, Casey and Upper.
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“Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician)” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Samuel, Casey and Upper provides the most credible route into that argument.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7411077. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1788, 1857, 1812 and 1823.

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This entry incorporates text from “Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.