LEWIS F. CASEY was another Jefferson county boy struggling up to manhood. He read law with R. F. WINGATE, and was admitted to the bar in 1845; went to the Legislature in 1846 and voted for S. A. DOUGLAS for Senator. For two years he was a law partner of Judge BREEZE.

In 1852 he moved to Texas and was elected Prosecuting Attorney and made financial agent of the state. In 1861 he was sent to the Texas Senate, the one that passed the ordinance of secession; voted for WIGFALL for Senator of the Confederate states, and of course for Jeff DAVIS for President of the same.

He returned to Illinois in 1866 and located at Centralia for the practice of law. He and Captain S. L. DWIGHT had an extensive practice, until he died and Captain DWIGHT was elevated to the Circuit Bench.

He was a son of Green P., a nephew and son-in-law of Governor Zadok CASEY.

Source: Walls History Of Jefferson County, Il 1909

Submitted by: Submitted by Misty Flannigan Dec 15, 1997