Eugene Casey

Eugene Casey CBE (30 November 1885 - 6 October 1960) was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways Department from 1940 to 1944.

[1] In 1902 he joined the New Zealand Railways Department as an engineering cadet and was stationed in multiple locations including Greymouth, Wanganui, Auckland and Ohakune.

[2] In the 1946 New Year Honours, Casey was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for his services as general manager of the Railways Department.

[4] Marshall thought Casey was an able and experienced man, but his professional background was atypical of most Labour candidates of the time.

There was an infamous story which circulated in the media prior to the election where Casey met a business friend in the street who commented that he would win the seat as it looked safe for National (thinking erroneously that Casey was the National candidate).