George Curry (politician)

George Curry

George Curry (born April 3, 1861 with Bayou Sara , West Feliciana Parish , Louisiana , † November 24, 1947 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) was an American politician and from 1907 to 1910 the penultimate governor of the New Mexico Territory .

Early years and political advancement

After attending elementary school, Curry moved to the New Mexico Territory in 1879. There he worked in a cattle breeding business until 1881. After that he was a trader at Fort Stanton. Until 1886 he was active in trading and in the stock business. Between 1886 and 1887 he was the assistant chamberlain in Lincoln County . In 1888 he was assessor and in 1890 sheriff in this district. Between 1894 and 1896 he was a member of the Territorial Senate of New Mexico.

During the Spanish-American War , Curry was a lieutenant in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Rider unit. However, it was not used in Cuba , but only in the Philippines . Between 1899 and 1901 he was stationed as a lieutenant in Manila . There he worked as a military lawyer and judge. Until 1907 he was still governor of some of the US Pacific islands. In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt named him the new Territorial Governor of New Mexico.

Territorial Governor of New Mexico

George Curry held his new office in New Mexico from 1907 to 1910. In this time of accession of was in New Mexico finally Territory prepared as a regular state to the United States. He was then a Republican MP in the US House of Representatives in Washington between 1912 and 1913 .

Another résumé

After leaving the US Congress, Curry worked in the hotel business in Socorro . Between 1921 and 1922 he was secretary to US Senator Holm O. Bursum . From 1922 to 1927 he was a member of an International Boundary Commission . He then moved to a ranch near Cutter , also in New Mexico. From 1945 until his death in 1947, he served as the State Historian for the State Government of New Mexico .

Web links

• George Curry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• George Curry in the database of Find a Grave (English)