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Ernest McArthur Currie (May 12, 1892 – February 12, 1965) was an American politician. He served as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1941 to 1943. He was born in
Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America C ...
to Duncan Black and Katherine Lee (née McArthur) Currie. Currie attended the University of Paris,
Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan†...
(1916) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a law degree. He also served in World War I. He was defeated by Herbert Hill Baxter in 1943 for the mayor's seat.


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Mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina 1892 births 1965 deaths North Carolina Democrats Politicians from Fayetteville, North Carolina University of Paris alumni Davidson College alumni University of North Carolina School of Law alumni American military personnel of World War I 20th-century American politicians American expatriates in France {{NorthCarolina-mayor-stub