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See also
James
Curran Andrews —
Frank
Aloysius Barrett —
James
Joseph Blake —
Marion
Curran Boch —
James
Curran Davis —
John
J. Gallagher —
William
B. Hoyt —
Frank
Aloysius O'Connor —
Catherine
Curran O'Malley —
Washington
Curran Whitthorne |
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Curran, Barbara A. —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 24th District; elected 1975.
Female.
Still living as of 1976.
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Curran, Benajah S. —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Brian Dean (b.
1948) —
of Florida.
Born in 1948.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique, 1997; Haiti, 2000-.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| | Curran,
Catherine See Catherine
Curran O'Malley |
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Curran, Charles —
of Mauston, Juneau
County, Wis.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Charles A. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Curran, Charles L. —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 34th District, 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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Curran, Charles P. —
of Mauston, Juneau
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Curran, David —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Edward —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1877-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Edward Matthew (b.
1903) —
also known as Edward M. Curran —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 10,
1903.
Son of Michael Joseph Curran and Mary Agnes (Callinan) Curran.
Lawyer;
police court judge,
1936-40; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 6,
1934, to Katherine Cecilia Hand. |
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Curran, Eugene A. —
of Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Curran, Frances
Lucile See Lucile
Cannon |
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Curran, Francis R. —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Frank E. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1963-71.
Indicted
in 1970 on bribery
and conspiracy charges
in connection with the "Yellow Cab Scandal".
Still living as of 1971.
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Curran, George A. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Curran, George E. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916
(alternate), 1924;
elected Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Grace M. —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, H. E. —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Henry Hastings
(1877-1966) —
also known as Henry H. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1877.
Son of John Elliott Curran and Eliza Phillips (Mulford) Curran.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1920-21; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921; U.S. Commissioner of Immigration at
Ellis Island, 1923-26; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 8,
1966 (age 88 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Henry M.
(1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-70);
chair, New York State Harness Racing Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 13,
1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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Curran, Hugh C. —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Curran, J. H. —
of Sleepy Eye, Brown
County, Minn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1948,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Curran, J. Joseph, Jr. (b.
1931) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 7,
1931.
Son of J. Joseph Curran, Sr. and Catherine M. Curran.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1959-63; member of Maryland
state senate, 1963-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1983-87; Maryland
state attorney general, 1987-2007; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Curran, J. Joseph III —
of near Baltimore, Baltimore
County, Md.
Democrat. Candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates District 8, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Curran, James —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1880-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, James Joseph
(1864-1910) —
also known as James J. Curran —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June, 1864.
Son of Patrick C. Curran (1819-1874) and Margaret (Manning) Curran
(1831-1906).
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Holyoke, Mass., 1896; defeated, 1893, 1894.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
In early 1896, he was team captain of the first demonstration game of
"mintonette" (later known as "volleyball").
Died in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., 1910
(age about
46 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick C. Curran (1819-1874) and Margaret (Manning) Curran
(1831-1906); brother-in-law of Margaret Elizabeth Tierney (first
cousin of William
Laurence Tierney). See Tierney
family of Connecticut. |
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Curran, James V. —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Curran, Joe
See Joseph Edward Curran |
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Curran, John F. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, John F. —
of River Edge, Bergen
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Curran, John M. —
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District; elected 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Curran, Joseph,
Jr. See J. Joseph Curran,
Jr. |
| | Curran, Joseph
III See J. Joseph Curran
III |
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Curran, Joseph Edward
(1906-1981) —
also known as Joseph Curran; Joe Curran; "Big
Joe" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1906.
Merchant
seaman; president,
National Maritime Union (NMU), 1937-73; vice-president,
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), 1940-55; American Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1940; vice-chair of
New York American Labor Party, 1945.
Died, of cancer, in
Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
14, 1981 (age 75 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Joseph F. —
of Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Curran, Kate —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Female.
Still living as of 1949.
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Curran, Kenneth A. —
of Monroe
County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Monroe County, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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Curran, Margaret E. —
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Curran, Mary L. —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
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Curran, Mike —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Curran, Patrick D. —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Patrick P. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Paul J. (b. 1933) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1933.
Son of Thomas Jerome Curran.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1963-66 (New York County 6th District 1963-65,
70th District 1966); U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1973-75;
candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 1982, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2001.
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Curran, Richard A. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1892; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 46th District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Robert E. J. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1972-76.
Still living as of 1976.
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Curran, Roland —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Curran, Thomas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Thomas Jerome
(1898-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1898.
Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary of
state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1958 (age 59 years, 243
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Curran, Thomas L. —
of Wapello
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1937-39; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Thomas N. —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, Vincent —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, William
(1885-1951) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 12,
1885.
Son of Thomas Edward Curran and Mary (Tracy) Curran.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1914, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1924,
1936,
1944;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
4, 1951 (age 66 years, 175
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Curran, William Francis (b.
1863) —
also known as William F. Curran —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Brewer, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 27,
1863.
Son of Michael Curran and Julia (O'Connell) Curran.
Democrat. Printer;
insurance
and real
estate business; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, William H. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curran, William M. —
of Minnesota.
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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