October 1848 voted against the Grévy amendment. Casy then requested leave from the Assembly and took command of the maritime district of Toulon. He helped with the preparations for the expedition to Rome. and declared himself in favor of Louis Napoleon. After the coup of 2 December 1851, he was appointed to the Senate on 26 January 1852. On 2 June 1852 he married Sophie Anne Louise Roy in Paris. He became a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and vice-chair of the Admiralty Board during the Second French Empire. Joseph Grégoire Casy died in Paris on 19 February 1862. Works References Citations Sources External links A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy MS 44 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy 1787 births 1862 deaths People from Alpes-Maritimes Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Bonapartists French Naval Ministers Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly French Senators of the Second Empire French Navy admirals Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur