Willard S. Curtin

Willard S. Curtin (1965)

Willard Sevier Curtin (born November 28, 1905 in Trenton , New Jersey , †  February 4, 1996 in Fort Myers , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1957 and 1967 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1911, Willard Curtin moved with his parents to Morrisville , Pennsylvania, where he attended public schools. He then studied at Pennsylvania State University until 1929 . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his admission to the bar in 1932, he began to work in this profession in Morrisville. Between 1938 and 1949 he was an assistant district attorney in Bucks County ; from 1949 to 1953 he held the office of district attorney there. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1954 to 1956 he was a member of the state executive committee of his party.

In the 1956 congressional election , Curtin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Karl C. King on January 3, 1957 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1967 . During this time, the Cuban Missile Crisis , the beginning of the Vietnam War and, domestically, the climax of the civil rights movement fell .

In 1966 Curtin waived another congressional candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he withdrew from politics. He spent the rest of his life in Fort Myers, where he died on February 4, 1996.

Web links

• Willard S. Curtin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Karl C. King	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (8th constituency) January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1967	Edward G. Biester