Henry M. Curran

For Australian woolgrower, see Henry 'Babe' Curran.

Henry Manus Curran[1] (January 2, 1918 – March 13, 1993) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on January 2, 1918,[2] in Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[1] The family moved to Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, when Henry was still a child. He attended St. Dominic's Grammar and High School, and graduated from Pace College.[3] He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, attaining the rank of captain, and served again in the Korean War. He engaged in the insurance business. He married Rita Rothmann (died 2009), and they had four children.[4]

He entered politics as a Republican, was a deputy sheriff of Nassau County, and was Town Clerk of Oyster Bay from 1954 to 1960. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1961 to 1968, sitting in the 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures.

On January 27, 1969, he was appointed to the New York State Harness Racing Commission.[5] He was Chairman of the Commission from 1973 to 1975.

He died on March 13, 1993, in North Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove, New York;[6] and was buried at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury.

Sources

  1. ^ a b "Henry Manus Curran". World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. St. Louis, Missouri: Records of the Selective Service System, National Archives.
  2. ^ "CURRAN, HENRY M." Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at Social Security Info
  3. ^ New York Red Book (1965–1966; pg. 69)
  4. ^ Rita Rothmann Curran in Newsday on January 25, 2009
  5. ^ State Appoints Curran To Harness Commission in the New York Times on January 28, 1969
  6. ^ Henry M. Curran, 75, A Senator in Albany in the New York Times on March 16, 1993
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