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Mass., 180r)-81 In 1881 he accepted the chair of sacred rhetoric and pastoral theolof^y at Oherlin theological seminary, Ohio. Bowdoin college conferred uix)n Iiini the degree of D.D. in 1884. He published Life of Constaiis L. GoodeU, D.D.. of St. Louis, and contributed many sermons to the Monilay club sermon series.

CURRIER, Moody, governor of New Hamp- shire was born in Boscawen N.H., April 22, 1806 His parents were in humble circumstances and he was brought up to farm work, employing bis leisure time in studying. He prepared him - self for college and was graduated at Dartmouth in 1834 with high honors. After graduation he was principal of the school in Lowell, ]\Iass. , for several years, devoting his leisure to the study of law, and was ad- mitted to the bar of Hillsboro county,

N.H., in 1841. He practised in Man- chester, N.H., for several years- and then aban- doned the law for finance. He established and was president of the Amoskeag bank, the Amos- keag savings bank and the Amoskeag national bank. He also established the People's savings bank He was very largely engaged in the manufacturing and railroad interests of the state. He was state senator for two terms; president of the senate in 1857; governor's councillor; presidential elector in 1876, and governor in 1885-87 He was learned in ancient and modern literature, in reading and writing the French, Spanish, German and Italian languages, and in the sciences. He received the degree of LL. D. from Bates in 1881 and from Dartmouth in 1885. He published a volume of poems in 1880. He died in Manchester, N.H., Aug. 23, 1898.

CURRY, Daniel, educator, was born near Peekskill, Westchester county, N.Y., Nov. 26, 1809. He was graduated at Wesley an university in 1837, was principal of Troy conference acad- emy, Poultney, Vt., 1837-39, and then went to Georgia to accept a professorship in the Female college, Macon. In 1841 he was admitted to the Georgia conference, serving churches at Macon, Athens, Columl)Us and Savannah, and in 1844, when the rupture between the churches north and south occurred, he returned north and joined the New York ea.st conference. In 1854 he accepted the presidency of Indiana Asbury (afterward De Pauw) university, Greencastle, Ind.. remaining there three years, returning

then to the New York east conference, preaching^ in Brooklyn, N.Y., Middletown. Conn., New Rochelle, N.Y, and New York city, 1857-63. He was editor of the Christian Advocate, 1864-76; of the Xational Jifpository, 1876-80; associate editor of TJie Methodist, 1880-81, and of the Method ist Review, 1881-84, and its editor-in chief, 1884- 87. He was a representative in the General conference of the cliurcli, lS4S-0, and lield a seat in that body without interruption, 1860-87 He was a trustee of Wesleyan universitj', 1861-81, and received from that institution the degree of D.D. in 1852. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Syracuse university in 1878 Besides sermons and contributions to periodicals, cyclopaedias and reviews, he edited Southey's Life of Wesley (2 vols., 1847); The M'orks of the liev. Dr. James Floy {2 vols., 1863); and Adam Clarke's Commentary on the New Testament (2 vols., 1882-84); and published Life of Wydiff (1846); New York, the Metropolitan City of America (1853); Life- Story of David Wesgatt Clark, Bishop, etc. (1878); Fragments, lieligious and Theological (1880); PhUform Papers {\Sm); The Book of Joh, (1888). He died in New York city, Aug. 17, 1887.

CURRY, George Law, governor of Oregon, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 2, 1820-, son of Lieut. George Curry, commander of the " Washington Blues " in the battle of Bladens- burg in 1812. The son was apprenticed to his uncle, a jeweller in Boston, and worked with him, 1831-40. He was president of the Mechanic's- apprentice library in 1838. In conjunction with Joseph M. Field he published the lieveille in St. Louis, Mo. J 1843-46; published the Oregon Spec- tator, Oregon city, 1846-48; and founded the Oregon Free Pre.s.s in 1848. He was secretary of the territory of Oregon, 1853, and was appointed governor by President Pierce in 1854, holding the office until 1859, when Oregon was admitted as a state. His administration was distinguished by a rapid growth of population and a succession of Indian wars, in which 2500 U.S. troops took part, and whicii ended in a conquered peace for which the legislatures of both Washington and Oregon territories gave him a vote of thanks. In 1860 he was defeated as U.S, senator by one vote. He was an early advocate of the Northern Pacific railroad project, and worked for it in 1866. He then retired to his farm on the Willamette river and was ajtpointed state land commissioner. He died in Portland, Ore.. July 28, 187S.

CURRY, Jabez Lamar Monroe, representative, was l»orn in Lincoln county, (ia, June 5, 1825; son of Col. William and Susan (Winn) Currj'; and

grandson of Thomas and (Walker) Curry,

and of Richard F. and Prudence (Lamar) Winn. His father was a planter, merchant and member of the Georgia legislature, and his mother was a>