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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaCURTIN, Andrew Gregg
(1817—1894)
CURTIN, Andrew Gregg, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bellefonte, Pa., April 22, 1817; pursued preparatory studies in Milton (Pa.) Academy, and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1837; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Bellefonte; presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848 and in 1852; secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and superintendent of public instruction; Governor of Pennsylvania from January 15, 1861, to January 15, 1867; Minister to Russia 1869-1872; delegate to the constitutional convention of Pennsylvania; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1887); chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Forty-eighth Congress), Committee on Banking and Currency (Forty-ninth Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1886; resumed the practice of his profession; died in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., on October 7, 1894; interment in Union Cemetery.
Bibliography
Albright, Rebecca G. “The Civil War Career of Andrew Gregg Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania.” Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
47 (October 1964): 323-41; 48 (January 1965): 51-73.
Albright, Rebecca G. “The Civil War Career of Andrew Gregg Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania.” Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
47 (October 1964): 323-41; 48 (January 1965): 51-73.
Curtin, Andrew Gregg. Contested election of Curtin vs. Yocum [microform]: Papers in the case of Andrew G. Curtin vs. Seth H. Yocum, Twentieth Congressional District of Pennsylvania
. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879.
———. Fitz-John Porter
. Washington: [Government Printing Office], 1886.
Egle, William Henry, ed. Andrew Gregg Curtin: His life and services
. Philadelphia: Avil Printing Company, 1895.
McClure, Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly). The life and services of Andrew G. Curtin. An address by A. K. McClure, delivered in the House of Representatives at Harrisburg, Pa., January 20, 1895
. [Harrisburg]: C. M. Busch, state printer of Pennsylvania, 1895.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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