Gilbert A. Currie

Gilbert A. Currie

Gilbert Archibald Currie (born September 19, 1882 in Midland , Michigan , †  June 5, 1960 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1921 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Gilbert Currie attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his admission to the bar in 1905, he began to work in Midland in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1909 and 1915 he sat as a member of the House of Representatives from Michigan , of which he was president since 1914 as successor to Herbert F. Baker . In 1914, he ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the congressional elections.

In the elections of 1916 , Currie was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth congressional constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded George A. Loud on March 4, 1917 . After re-election in 1918, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1921 . The First World War fell during this time . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were passed in Congress.

In 1920 Currie was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again; he was also involved in the banking industry. Gilbert Currie is no longer politically active. He died on June 5, 1960 in Midland, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Gilbert A. Currie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Gilbert A. Currie in the database of Find a Grave (English)