Edward Walter Curley (May 23, 1873 – January 6, 1940) was a
Democratic member of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from
New York from 1935 to 1940.
Biography
Curley was born in
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in, and the county seat of, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a river that joins the Delaware R ...
. He attended the
College of the City of New York.
Political career
He was a member of the
New York City Council from 1916 until 1935. He was elected to Congress in 1935 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Anthony J. Griffin
Anthony Jerome Griffin (April 1, 1866 – January 13, 1935) was an American lawyer, war veteran, and politician from New York. He served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1918 to 1935.
Life
He attended City College, Cooper Un ...
and served from November 5, 1935, until his death in
New York City
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.
See also
*
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
Sources
1873 births
1940 deaths
Politicians from Easton, Pennsylvania
City College of New York alumni
New York City Council members
Burials at Kensico Cemetery
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
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