The Political Graveyard: Gregg-Curtin family of Pennsylvania

Gregg-Curtin family of Pennsylvania

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Andrew Gregg (1755-1835) — of Penn Valley, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., June 10, 1755. Grandfather of James Xavier McLanahan, Andrew Gregg Curtin and David McMurtrie Gregg. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1791-1807 (at-large 1791-93, 2nd District 1793-95, 4th District 1795-1803, 2nd District 1803-07); U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1807-13; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1820-23. Died May 20, 1835. Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Xavier McLanahan (1809-1861) — also known as James X. McLanahan — of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1809. Grandson of Andrew Gregg. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1849-53. Died in 1861. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817-1894) — also known as Andrew G. Curtin; "War Governor of Pennsylvania" — of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa. Born in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., April 22, 1817. Grandson of Andrew Gregg; first cousin of David McMurtrie Gregg; great-granduncle of Willard Sevier Curtin. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1848, 1852; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1855-58; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1861-67; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1869-72; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1881-87. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., October 7, 1894. Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; statue at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa.; statue at Centre County Courthouse Square, Bellefonte, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916) — also known as David M. Gregg — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., April 10, 1833. Grandson of Andrew Gregg; son of Matthew D. Gregg and Ellen (McMurtrie) Gregg; first cousin of Andrew Gregg Curtin; married, October 6, 1862, to Ellen F. Sheaff. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul in Prague, 1874; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1892-95. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., August 7, 1916. Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; statue at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa.
Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) — also known as Willard S. Curtin — of Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 28, 1905. Great-grandnephew of Andrew Gregg Curtin; son of William S. Curtin and Edna G. (Mountford) Curtin; married to Geraldine Hartman. Republican. Lawyer; Bucks County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary. Died February 4, 1996. Cremated; ashes scattered.
- See also: congressional biography.

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