Edward W. Curley

Edward W. Curley

Edward Walter Curley (born May 23, 1873 in Easton , Pennsylvania , † January 6, 1940 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1940 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Walter Curley was born in Northampton County about eight years after the end of the Civil War . The family moved to New York City in 1874. There he attended public schools and the City College of New York . Between 1892 and 1900 he worked in the construction industry and between 1900 and 1916 in the building materials and construction machinery and equipment business. He served on the Board of Aldermen in New York City from January 1, 1916 until his resignation on November 5, 1935 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

Curley was elected to the 74th Congress in a by-election in the 22nd  constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the death of Anthony J. Griffin . He took his seat in the US House of Representatives on November 5, 1935. In the 1936 congressional elections , he was elected to the 75th Congress . He was re-elected once, but died before the end of his last term on January 6, 1940 in New York City. His body was then interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla , Westchester County .

Web links

• Edward W. Curley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward W. Curley in the database of Find a Grave (English)