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CURLEY, Ann Carey, lawyer; b. Boston; d. James Henry Carey and Mary E. (Daley) C .; ed. Girls' high sch .; LL.B., Portia Law Sch., 1925; Boston Coll .; m. B. W. Curley (d.). Admitted to Mass. bar, 1925, engaged in gen, practice of law at Bos- ton, 1925 -; mem. Mass. Law Soe., Mass. Soe. Women Lawyers; St. Cath.'s Guild Prof. Women. Travel Europe. Catholic. Olliec: 30 Pemberton Sq., Boston. Ifome: 53 Hancock St., Boston.
Y CURLY, James Michael; b. Boston, Nov. 20, 1874; s. Michael Curley and Sarah (Chaney) C .; pub. gram, and high sch., Boston; LL.D. (hon.), Sur- folk Law Sch., 1935; m. Mary E. Herlihy of Boston, June 27, 1906, m. (2nd) Mrs. Gertrude M. Dennis, Jan. 7, 1937. Real estate and ins, business, Bos- ton, 1902 -; mem. firm Curley Bros .; pres. Hi- bernia Sav. Bk .; mem. Boston Common Council, 1900-01, Mass. Ilo. of Rep., 1902, 1903, Boston Bd. Aldermen, 1904-09, City Council, 1910-11; mem. 62nd and .63rd Congresses, 12th bist., 1911-15; re- signed, Feb. 2, 1914, after assuming ollice as mayor of Boston, reflected for terms 1922-26, 1930-34; gov. State of Mass., 1935-37; decorated with Order of Rising Sun (Japan); Order of St. Sophia (Serbia) ; Order of the Commendator of Crown of Italy, re- eipient of medal of Gratitude ( France) ; hon. mem. Ancient & llon. Arty. Co. Clubs: Pres. Associated Mayors Clubs of U.S., Boston City (bd. govs.), University ( Boston, hon. meni.). Democrat. Office: Hibernia Savings Bank, Boston. Home: 350 Jamai: caway, Jamaica Plain.
V CURRAN, William Louis, physician, surgeon; b. North Adams, Jan. 8, 1896; s. Dr. Charles J. Cur- ran and Catherine A. (Lally) C .; ed. Drury Acad., 1911; Bowdoin Coll., 1916; M.D., N.Y. Univ. Med. Coll., 1926; in. Bernice O'Brien of Adams, Dec. 1923; children-Catherine Ann, James W., William 1 .. , Mary Jane, Edward, Sally. In gen. practice of med., No. Adams, 1920-25; specialized in treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat, 1925 -; pvt. U.S. Med. Corps Res., 1917-18, capt. Med. Corps. 101th Inf, M.N.G., 1921-24; Fellow A.C.S .; mem. Am. Bd. Otolaryngology, A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., No. Berk- shire Med. Soe., N.E. Ear, Nose & Throat Soc., Nu Sigma Nu. Catholic. Democrat. Office: North Adams. Home: Stamford, Vermont.
CURRIER, Allen Dale, educator; b. Everett, Oet. 21, 1893; s. Stephen C. Currier and Mary Ellen ( Evans) C .; ed. Everett high sch .; A.A., Harvard, 1930; Boston Univ .; m. Marion Elizabeth Phillips
29, 1892; S. Benjamin Willis Currier and Emily Moulton (Pinkham) C .; ed. Middlesex Sch., 1910; A.B., Harvard, 19144; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1920; m. Dorothy Dignowity of San Antonio, Tex., Mar. 29, 1915; 1 son -- Donald Estes, Jr .; m. (2nd) Wilhelmina Albrecht of Brookline, Jan. 21, 1925; children-William Albrecht, Emily Eugenie. In gen. practice of med., Cambridge, 1921 -; asst. surgeon gen., Commonwealth of Mass., 1923 -; sur- geon, Mass. State Police, 1932; asso. med. examiner, 1.st Dist., Middlesex Co., 1924; chmn. bd. trs., Cam- bridge City Hosp., 1932-35; 2nd It. 303rd F.A., 76th Div. and 276th Aero Squadron, World War, dis- charged, Jan. 4, 1919; became capt. U.S. Med. Corps, l'eb. 1, 1923, maj. June 23, 1927; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Mass. Medico-Legal Assn., Masons. Dese. Richard Pinkham. Uni- Versalist. Office: 1558 Massachusetts Av., Cam- bridge. Home: Cherry St., Wennam.
CURRIER, Ross Hamilton, insurance agent and broker; b. Newburyport, Dec. 1, 1899; s. Joseph Hil- ton Allen Currier and Nellie May (Ross) C .; ed. Dummer Acad .; Volkmann Sch .; Middlesex Sch .; m. llenriette Sayre of Wabash, Ind., May 27, 1925; in. (2nd) Jessie Dennett of Belmont, Apr. 13, 1933. With Brockton Rand Co., 1919-21; in auto tire bus. with various concerns, 1921-27; had own ins, bus., 1927 -; represents about 20 different ins. cos .; at- tended Mil. Instru. Camp, Fort Terry, N. Y., 1916; enlisted U.S.N., Dec. 19, 1917; served at Newport Naval Tr. Sta .; with Mine Force Detail, Newport, R.L. and U.S.S. Housatonic, North Sea Mine Squad- ron, laying mines in Northern barrage; disch. on Receiving Ship, Boston, Apr. 6, 1919; It. (j.g.), Ist Br., Ist Div. (Ist in efficiency in U.S. in 1937, 2nd in 1938) U.S.N.R., 1931-35, It., 1935-, made many cruises on ships of Navy; Boston Navy Day ehmn., 1932; mem. U.S. Naval Inst., Ancient & Hon. Arty. Co., U.S.N.R. Officers' Assn. (sec. 6 yrs.), Fusilier Vet. Assn. Ins. Agts., Ins. Brokers Assn., Kearsage Assn. Naval Vets., Asso. Vets. Soes. Inc. (sec.), Asso. Mil. & Naval Soes, of Mass. (treas.), North Sea Mine Force Assn., Am. Legion (adj. Oliver Ames, Jr., Post 117, 12 yrs.), Mass. Soe. S.A.R. (state pres., 1931-35), S.C.W., Soc. S.R. in Com- monwealth of Mass., Les Sociétés de 10 Homines et 8 Chevaux, Mil. Order For. Wars, Naval Order of U.S. (recorder), U.S.S. Constitution Ship 3339, V.F.W. Club: Army & Navy ( Boston, v.p.). \- thor: Report of Nat. Defense Com. (pub. annual proc., Dept. Mass. Am. Legion), 1936. Many an- cestors in colonial wars and Revolution. Episco- palian. Republican. Ollice: Kin. 401, 108 Massa- chusetts Av., Boston. llome: 11 Buswell St., Bos- ton.
CURRIER, Thomas Franklin, asso, librarian ; b. Rox- bury, Feb. 26, 1873; s. Thomas florian Currier and Lucinda Franklin ( Reed) C .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 18944; m. Florence May Wyman of Cambridge, 1908; children-Margaret, Jean (d.). Asst. in Harvard Coll. Lib., 1894-1913, asst. lib., 1913-1937, asso. lib., 1937 -; mem. Phi Beta Kappa; Bibliog. Soc. Am., Am. Lib. Inst., Friends' HIst.
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Assn., Masons. Clubs: Appalachian Mt., Harvard (Boston), Mass. Republican. Author: Catalogue of Graduates of the Public Latin School, Boston, 1918; Selective Cataloging, 1928; Bibllography of John Greenleaf Whittier, 1937; collaborator, Cat- alog Rules (Anglo-Am.), 1908; Elizabeth Lloyd and the Whittlers, 1939. Desc., Richard Currier, Salisbury, 1641; John Alden, Mayflower. Congre- gationallst. Republican. Ollice: Harvard Col- lege Library, Cambridge. Home: 22 Townsend Rd., Belmont.
Y CURRIER, William Eugene, physician; b. Lynn, June 10, 1871; s. George O. Currier and Sarah P. (Cotton) C .; ed. Leicester Acad .; A.B., Bowdoin Coll., 1894; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1898; m. Clara R. Slocum of Rhode Island, Sept. 17, 1902; 1 son-Paul Slocum Currier (d. 1919). Asst. supt., Boston City Hosp., 1900-01; asst. res. phys., con- tagious dept., 1901-02; gen. practitioner, Leomin- ster, 1903 -; sch. phys., 1920 -; mem., A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Congregationalist. Republican. Office and home: 87 Merriam Av., Leominster. .
Y CURRY, Arthur Mansfield, teacher, composer; b. Chelsea, Jan. 27, 1866; s. Sllas Rathbone Curry and Mary Olivia (Woodworth) C .; ed. Chelsea high sch .; student of violin under Franz Kneisel, com- position and orchestration, under Edward Mac- Dowell; m. Gertrude E. Mcacham of Pittsford, Vt., 1900; children-Laliah Florence, Donald Wood- worth. Began to teach vlolln, Boston, 1886; teacher, harmony, Berlin, Ger., 1914; harmony, counter- point, N.E. Conservatory of Music, Boston, 1915 -; choral and orchestral conductor; mem. Masons, Harvard Musical Assn. Composer: Overture Blom- idon, 1902; Atala (symphonic poem), 1911; The Winning of Amarac, Keltic legend (for chorus of Women's voices and orchestra), 1913; Trio in E Flat, violin, 'cello, and piano, songs, choruses. Unitarian. Republican. Home: 12 Bemuth Rd., Newton Highlands.
CURRY, James Rowland, assistant professor in chemistry; b. Wooster, O., Dec. 29, 1903; s. William R. Curry and Edna (Smith) C .; ed. Wooster (O.) high sch .; B.S., Dartmouth Coll., 1925; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1930; student, Berlin and Darmstadt, Ger., 1930-33; m. Lcota DeVore of Wooster, O., 1939. In lumber bus., 1925-26; studicd chem., 1926- 30; Dupont fellow, 1929-30, Ger .- Am. exchange fel- low, 1930-31; research asst., Columbia, 1934-35; instr. chem., Williams Coll., 1935-39, asst. prof., 1939 -; mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Chem. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha. Author: sci. papers. Travel: extensive in Europe, U.S. Episco- pallan. Office: Williams College, Williamstown. Home: Williamstown.
Y CURTIN, Thomas I., president and treasurer Wal- tham Foundry Co .; b. Waltham, Sept. 7, 1880; s. Anthony Andrew Curtin and Hanorah (Irwin) C .; ed. St. Joseph's Parochial Sch., St. Mary's High Sch., and Burdett Bus. Coll .; m. Theresa E. Con- nelly of North Andover, Oct. 5, 1910; children- John A., Thomas I., Jr., Helen T., Carolyn M. Be- gan with Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1899; with Waltham Foundry Co., 1904 -; pres. and treas., 1918 -; dir. and mem. exec. com. Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Assn .; dir. Waltham Nat. Bank; mem. exec. com. Waltham Hosp .; cx-pres. Waltham Chamber of Commerce; mem. Am. Soc. Testing Materials (mem. cast iron com.), Am. Foundry- men's Assn., N.E. Foundrymen's Assn., Grey Iron Founders Soc., Inc., K.C. Club: Belmont Country. Office: 71 Felton St., Waltham. Home: 90 Lyman St., Walthanı.
VCURTIS, Albert Harmon, life insurance agent; b. Harrington, Me., Apr. 3, 1866; s. Paul Curtis and Lozena (Ray) C .; ed. pub. schs. and commercial coll .; m. Nettie B. Canwell of Boston, July 10, 1889; children-Paul O., Harmon A., Maud E. (Mrs. Alexander B. Smith), Marion I. (Mrs. Thomas M. Erickson). Cashler, Boston office, U.S. Llfc Ins. Co., 1885, asst. mgr., 1891-94; asso. gen. agt., Eastern Mass. Union Central Life Ins. Co., 1894- 1901; gen. agt., N.E. Mut. Llfe Ins. Co., 1901 -; sr. partner, Albert H. Curtis & Co., Boston; trus- tee and v.p., Home Sav. Bk., Boston; pres. emeri-
tus and tr., N.E. Baptist Hosp .; mem. Boston Life Underwriters Assu., Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston Baptist Social Union, Ilstorle Winslow House Assn. (Marshfield), Masons. Clubs: Marsh- fleld Country, Scott Fish and Game (Canada), Middlesex. Travel: Europe, Hawail, W.I., Canadian Rockies. Baptist. Republican. Office: 80 federal St., Boston. Home: 18 Welles Av., Dorchester.
CURTIS, Allee Turner, author; b. Sullivan, Me .; d. John Vinal Turner and Susan (Speare) T .; pri- vately educated; m. Irving Curtis of Boston, May 20, 1895. Clubs: Women's Republican, N.E. Wom- en's (Boston). Author: articles in "Youth's Com- panion", "Century Magazine", and other periodi- cals; historical scries-Little Maids (25 vols.), Frontier Girls (6 vols.), Yankee Girls (10 vols.); and other books. Dese. Humphrey Turner, Pem- broke, 1629. Ilome: Newburyport.
V CURTIS, Charles Leverett, physician; b. Middleton, Nov. 13, 1885; s. John A. Curtis and Mary Eliza- beth (Wilkins) C .; cd. Holten high sch., Danvers; M.D., Bowdoin Med. Sch., 1909; m. Josephine Na- son of Boxford, Sept. 20, 1915; children-Charles Nason, Philip Emerson, Mary Virginia. Interne, Salem Hosp., 1909-10, on staff, 1912-, sr. surg., 1920 -; surg., North Shore Babies' Hosp., Cable Hosp., Ipswich; cons, surg., Danvers State Ilosp .; jail phys .; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., N.E. Surg. Soe., Masons (32°) ; Shrine. Clubs: Now & Then Assn., Salem Golf, Rotary. Desc. pre- revolutionary families. Unitarian. Republican. Of- fice and home: 101 Federal St., Salem. Summer res .: Waterford, Me.
\'CURTIS, Charles Pelham, lawyer; b. Winchester, Sept. 7, 1860; s. Charles Pelham Curtis and Caro- line Gardiner (Cary) C .; ed. A.B., 1larvard, 1883; Ilarvard Law Sch., 1883-85; m. Ellen Amory Ander- son of Boston, July 30, 1890; children-Charles Pelham, Jr., Richard Cary, Ellen Sears. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1886; practiced, Boston, 1886 -; dir. Dwight Mfg. Co., N.E. Trust Co., Boston Ins. Co .; v.p. Provident Instn. for Sav .; mem. bd. mgrs. Mass. Eye and Ear Inf. Office: Ames Bldg., Bos- ton. Home: 244 Beacon St., Boston.
V CURTIS, Charles Pelham, Jr., lawyer; b. Boston, May 8, 1891; s. Charles Pelham Curtis and Ellen Amory (Anderson) C .; ed. Groton Sch .; A.B., llar- vard, 1914; Ecole de Sciences Politiques; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1917; m. Edith G. Roelker of East Greenwich, R.1., July, 1914; m. (2nd) Frances W. Prentice of Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1936; chil- dren-Mrs. Sarah C. Iselin, Anita D., Charles P., 3rd., William R., Richard C., 2nd. Partner, Choate, 1lall & Stewart; lecturer in govt., Harvard, 1928, in sociology, 1932; sr. fellow, Soc. of Fellows, 1933- 36; fellow, Harvard Corpn., 1924-35; tr. Century Shares Trust; mem. Mass. Constl. Conv., 1917; spl. Asst. Atty .; Mass., 1919-21; lt. (j.g), U.S.N., 1917- 19. Author: (with Richard C. Curtis) Hunting in .Africa East and West; (with G. C. Homans) The Sociology of Pareto. Office: 30 State St., Boston. Home: 17 Joy St., Boston. Summer res. : llanover. V CURTIS, Edward Ely, professor of history; b. Chi- cago, Ill., July 4, 1888; s. Edward Lewis Curtis (dean, Yale Div. Sch.) and Laura (Ely) C .; ed. Eaton gram. sch., New Haven, Conn .; New Haven (Conn.) high sch .; A.B., Yalc, 1910, A.M., 1911, Ph.D., 1916; m. Elizabeth Plant Anketell of New Haven, Conn., June 24, 1914 (d. 1923); m. (2d) Muriel Strelbert of Gambier, O., July 15, 1924. Instr .. hist., Yale, 1911-15; asst. prof., Wellesley Coll., 1916-22, asso. prof., 1922-31, Ralph Waldo Emerson prof. Am. hist., 1931-, chmn., dept. hist. and polit. sci., 1936 -; ednl. del., Bolivarian Con- gress of Panama, 1926; mein. Am. Hist. Assn., Polit. Sci. Assn., Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Am. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci., Am. Civil Liberties Union; fellow Inst. Pacific Relations. Club: Appalachian Mt. Author: The British Army in the American Revolution, 1926; numerous blographies of mil. heroes, Dict. Am. Blography. Episcopalian. Offfee: Wellesley College, Wellesley. Home: 60 Dover Rd., Wellesley. Summer res .: Lochincre, N.H.
Y CURTIS, Fred Greenwood, merchant; b. Worcester, Dec. 3, 1871; s. Marcus Curtis and MIelen M. (Greenwood) C .; ed. Worcester high sch .; m. Ma-
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belle Rogers of Millbury, June 12, 1900; ehildren- Helen (Mrs. Thomas C. Marshall), Dorothy (Mrs. Ralph 1. Hoyt). Clk., Holyoke Machine Co., 1891- 95; salesman, Harrington, Robinson & Co., 1895- 1903; mgr., W. E. Clark & Co., 1903 -; v.p., dir., mein. exee. com. Winthrop Trust Co .; tr. Sav. Bk .; dir., Co-op. Bk .; chmn. bd. seleetmen; mem. sch. com .; mem. Liberty Loan Coms., World War (medal from U.S. Treas. Dept.); mem. Masons, K.T., Shrine. Clubs: Boston City, Winthrop Yacht, Cottage Park Yaeht, Winthrop Golf. Travel: U.S., Can., Mex., W.1., Cent. and So. Am. Gt.gt.grand- father in Revolution, grandfather in War 1812, father in Civ. War. Congregationalist. Republi- ean. Offiee: W. E. Clark & Co., 120 Milk St., Bos- ton. Home: 16 Thornton Park, Winthrop. Winter res .: 3606 Bayview Rd., Coconut Grove, Miami, Fla. CURTIS, Fred Harmon, investment banker; b. Bos- ton, June 3, 1877; s. Adam Curtis and Louise K. (Duffield) C .; ed. Barton Aead., Mobile, Ala .; m. Nellie E. Wetmore, Feb. 8, 1902; children-May Louise, William Pitkin, Lilla Wetmore. In banking bus., W. J. Hayes & Sons, 1900-06; alone, 1906-21; with Eldredge & Co., 1922-27; 1st Nat. Bk., Boston, 1928-33; partner, Newton, Abbe & Co., 1934 -; family in shoe mfg. bus. sinee 1775, first in Quiney. Episcopalian. Office: 60 Federal St., Boston. Home: 87 Mason Ter., Brookline. Summer res .: Pembroke. VCURTIS, Herbert Edwin, banker; b. Seltuate, Mar. 11, 1878; s. Job Edwin Curtis and Clare Maria (Plummer) C .; ed. Weymouth high seh .; m. Edith Crocker of E. Braintree, Oct. 20, 1908. Messenger, teller, br. mgr., asst. cashier, banking bus. till 1915; treas. Quincy Trust Co., at founding, 1915- 19, pres., 1919 -; dir. Quincy Trust Co., Chamber of Commerce, Taxpayers' Assn .; mem. Masons. Clubs: Quincy Neighborhood, Wollaston Golf (dir.). Desc. Sir Charles Curtis, who came on "Lion", Scituate, 1627. Protestant. Republiean. Office: 1486 Haneock St., Quincy. Home: 30 Liberty St., ES. Braintree.
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CURTIS, James Harvey, insurance broker; b. Lit- tleton, N.H., June 17, 1875; s. Edward James Curtis and Lucy ( Minard) C .; ed. Leicester Acad., 1894; Woreester Class. high seh., 1895; student, Worces- ter Poly. Inst., 1895-96; grad. correspondence course, Sheldon Seh., Chieago, Ill., 1913; m. Mabell Pierce of Worcester, 1904, (d.); m. (2nd) Bertha Maitland of Brookline, Nov. 3, 1925; 1 son-James Harvey, Jr. Engaged in business of underwriting ins. continuously at Worcester, 1899 -; pres. J. Harvey Curtis, Ine .; mem. Corp. Hahnemann Hosp .; dir. Worcester Oratorio Soe .; tr. Leieester Acad .; mem. Worcester Poly. Inst. Alumni Assn., Elks, Masons, Shrine, Grotto. Clubs: Rotary, Economic, Republican, Worcester, Country (Worcester). Of- fice: 390 Main St., Woreester. Ilome: 18 Kensing- ton Rd., Worcester.
V CURTIS, John A., business executive; b. Marlboro, 1886; s. Charles W. Curtis and Cora Belle (Arnold) C .; ed, Phillips Exeter Acad., 1904-06; A.B., Ilar- vard, 1910; m. Dorothy R. Mereer, 1910; children- John A., Mereer E., David M., Willis L., Donald P., Louise E. Began with Rice & Hutchins, shoe mirs., 1910, beeame v.p .; pres. Curtis Shoe Co., Inc .; dir. Marlboro Coop. Bk., First Nat. Bk. of Marlboro. Republican. Office: Cotting Av., Marlboro. Home: 172 Shawinut Av., Marlboro.
V CURTIS, Lawrence, lawyer; b. Boston, Sept. 3, 1893; s. Louis Curtis and Fanny Leland (Richardson) C .; ed. Groton Sch., Groton; A.B., Harvard, 1916; LL. B., Harvard Law Seh., 1921; unmarried. Attached to Am. Embassy, France, 1916-17; Harvard Law Sch., 1919-21; see. to Chief Justice, Supreme Ct., U S., 1921-22; with law firm Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, with leave of absence for other work, 1922- 29; partner, 1928 -; It. (S.G.), aviation, U.S. N. R.F., mostly at Pensacola, Fla., 1917-19, silver star citation; asst. U.S. Dist. Atty., Boston, 1924- 26; mem. City Conneil, 1929-32; repr. Gen. Ct., Mass., 1932-36; senator, Gen. Ct., Mass., 1936-38; mem. Am., Mass., Boston Bar Assns., Masons. Clubs: Harvard ( Boston and N.Y.), Union Boat, Mass. Rep. Travel: Europe, Episcopalian. Re- publican. Office: 53 State St., Boston. Home: 15 River St., Boston. Summer res .: Nabant.
VCURTIS, Louis, broker; b. Nahant, Aug. 6, 1891; s. Louis Curtis and Fanny L. ( Rlehardson) C .; ed. Groton Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1914; m. Mary S. Coll, June 11, 1921; children-Mary Colt, Fanny Rich- ardson, Catherine Colt, Laura Greenough, Louisa Greenough. Partner, Brown Bros. Harriman & Co .; v.p. Mass. Hosp. Life Ins. Co .; mem, Trustees of Donations to Prot. Epise. Ch .; tr. Vineent Mem. Hosp .; treas. The Country Club ( Brookline) ; dir. Boston Legal Aid Soc., Merchants Nat. Bk., Bos- ton; chmn., Trustees, Century Shares Trust; mem., Corp., Provident Instn. for Sav., Boston; capt. F.A. in World War. Clubs: Somerset, Country, Ex- change, Harvard ( Boston, N.Y.). Episcopalian. Republiean. Offiee: 10 Post Office Sq., Boston. Home: 30 Cramond Rd., Brookline. Summer res .: 39 Pleasant St., Nahant.
CURTIS, Muriel Streibert, asso, professor of biblieal history; b. West Haven, Conn .; d. Jacob Streibert and Emily M. (Dayton) S .; ed. State Normal Seh., Potsdam, N.Y .; B.A., Univ. Mich., 1907; B.D., Union Theol. Sem., 1910; m. Edward E. Curtis of Welles- ley, 1924. Instr. biblical hist., Wellesley Coll., 1910-17, asst. prof., 1917-26, asso. prof., 1926 -. Club: Appalachian Mountain. Author: Youth and the Bible. Travel: Europe, Egypt, Palestine, Syria. Episcopalian. Independent. Office: Wellesley Coll., Wellesley. Home: 60 Dover Rd., Wellesley. Sum- mer res .: Lochmere, N.II.
CURTIS, Ralph Endicott, electrical engineer; b. Springfield, May 22, 1892; s. George V. Curtis and Helen E. (Jackson) C .; ed. Tech. high sch., Spring- field; M.I.T., 4 yrs., Class of 1915; m. M. Irene Doane of Milford, 1919; children-Sylvia Helen, Priscilla Alden. In elee. light and power bus. with various utilities, 1916 -; asst. chief engr., Western Mass. Companies, 1937; dir., asst. treas. and chief engr., Curtis Universal Joint Co., Ine,, Springfield, 1937 -; registered prof. engr. in Pa .; town meeting mem. (elective), W. Springfield; buek pvt. Engr. Corps, U.S.A., Camp Humphries, Va., 3 mos., 1918; mem. Am. Inst. E.E. (chmin. Springfield seet. 1939), Engring. Soc. Western Mass., M.I.T. Alumni Assn., Alden Kindred of Am. Author: articles in Elcetri- cal World. Protestant. Republican. Office: Curtis Universal Joint Co., Inc., Springfield, llome: 35 Rogers Av., West Springfield. Summer res .: Har- wiehport, Cape Cod.
CURTIS, Richard Cary, lawyer; b. Boston, May 25, 1894; s. Charles Pelham Curtis and Ellen Amory (Anderson) C .; ed. Groton Sch .; A.B., Harvard Coll., 1916; Ll.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1921; m. Anita Deidamla Grosvenor of Providence, R.l., Aug. 9, 1917. Adm. to Mass. bar, 1921; jr. in Choate, Hall & Stewart, 1921-23; partner Curtis & Curtis, 1923-32; partner Choate, Hall & Stewart, 1932 -; dir. N.E. Tel. and Tel. Co., Fiduciary Trust Co., Chain Store Invest. Corp., Fifty Assos .; tr. Provi- dent Instn. for Sav., Boston Personal Property Trust, Chain Store Investors Trust; asst. treas. and v.p. Boston Mus. Fine Arts; enlisted in U.S. Navy, Feb. 1917, active service July 1917-June 1919, Annapolis, Sept. 1917-Feb. 1918, in Submarine School in New London, Feb. 1918-June 1918, en- sign and subsequently It. (j.g.) in Submarine until June 1919; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Am., Mass. and Boston Bar Assns. Clubs: Somerset, Tavern, Coun- try, Essex County, Eastern Yacht, Harvard, Har- vard Travelers. Co-author: Hunting in Africa East and West. Travel: Europe, So. Am., Jap., Afr. Episeopalian. Republican. Office: 30 State St., Bos- ton. Home: 215 Warren St., Brookline. Summer res. : Smith's Point, Manchester.
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VCURTIS, Thomas Pelham, electrical engineer; b. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 9, 1873; s. Herbert Pel- ham Curtis and Anna (White) C .; ed. Columbia (Mo.) gram. seh .; M.I.T .; Polytechnieum, Dresden, Ger .; m. Franees Small of N. Y. City, 1893; children -Clarissa Pelham, Thomas, Herbert Pelham. Prae- tieed as elec. engr., Boston, 1893 -; dir. Lord Elee. Co., Boston; capt. Mass. Ambulanee Corps, World War. Clubs: Tennis & Racquet, Country, Racquet & Tennis (N.Y.). Travel: extensive. Competed, 1st Olympie Games, Athens. Dese. William Curtis, 1632. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 301 Columbus Av., Boston. Home: Tennis & Racquet Club, Boston.
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VCURTIS, William Goodwin, physician; b. Abing- ton, May 6, 1868; s. George Edwards Curtis and Mary A. (Brown) C .; ed. Thayer Acad .; Mass. Inst. Tech .; M.D., Bellevue Ilosp. Med. Coll., 1896; m. Alice Burley of Epping, N.IL., Oct. 17, 1897; 1 dau. -Elizabeth Burley. Practiced in Wollaston, 1898 -; mem. surg. staff, Quincy Hosp .; Quiney Sch. Com., 1906-15; capt. M.C., U.S.A., World War, promoted to maj., now lt. col. M.R.C .; surgery staff, Ancient and Honorable Arty. Co .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Aleppo Shrine. Club: Boston City. Travel: Europe, W.l., U.S. Desc. Col. Paul Revere. Uni- tarian, Republican. Address: Wollaston.
V CURTISS, Elmer L., lawyer; b. Derby, Conn., June 11, 1861; s. Augustus B. Curtiss and Fannie A. (Buchanan) C .; ed. pub. schs .; Bridgewater State Teachers Coll .; m. Frances A. Howe of Boston. Teacher and supt. of schs., 1885-1898; practiced law (commercial), Hingham, 1898 -; mem. Mass. Legis., 1908-09; Constl. Conv .; Civ. Service Commn., 1909-19 (chinn. 4 yrs.); pres. Hingham Trust Co .; dir. llingham Instn. for Sav .; chnnn. Hingham sch. com .; town moderator several yrs .; 1st It. Co. K, 5th Regt .; mem. Masons. Club: Wompalusick (Hingham). Travel: tramping in N.E., N. Y., Can. Unitarian. Republican. Office: Hingham. Home: 263 Main St., llingham. Summer res .: Jaffrey, N.II. CURTISS, Frederic Haines, banker: b. Yonkers, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1869; s. Abijah Curtiss and Mary E. (llaines) C .; ed. Adams Acad., Quincy; Har- vard, 1891; m. Helen Lawrence Squire of Arlington, Oct. 14, 1891; children-Eleanor, Robert. Cashier, Broadway Nat. Bk., Boston, 1899; cashier and dir., Mass. Nat. Bk., Boston, 1900, First Nat. Bk., Bos- ton, 1902-12; chmn. bd. and federal reserve agt., Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, Oet. 1, 1914; tr. Wellesley College, Boston Athanaeum, Boston Floating Ilospital. Clubs: Union, Odd Volumes, Country, Harvard, Somerset. Episcopadian. Re- publican. Office: 30 Pearl St., Boston. Home: 63 Bay State Rd., Boston. Summer res .: Dover.
\.CUSHING, Daniel, consulting metallurgical engi- neer; b. Lowell, June 24, 1883; s. Joseph Leavitt Cushing and Elizabeth Bates (Eames) C .; ed. Univ. Va .; Yalo; M.I.T .; m. Marion Isabelle Wil- liams of Richmond, Va., Aug. 18, 1928. Civil and mech. engring. work, 1904-09; gold metall. work, Northern Ont., Can., 1912-13; asst. supt., Virden Mfg. Co., 1913-15; metallurgist in charge of foun- dry, Sandusky Foundry & Machine Co., 1915-16, Chase Metal Works, 1916-17, eons. metall. engr., 1919 -; inventor Cushing process for melting and refining metals and Cushing metall. furnace; also other inventions and developments in non-ferrous metallurgy; metallurgist, with rank of capt., U.S. Air Service, 1918, promoted to major, 1919, major Engring. Res. until 1929; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Inst. Mining & Metall. Engrs., Am. Soc. Test- ing Materials, Yale Engring. Assn., N.E. Soc. Nat. Hist., British Inst. of Metals, Zeta Psi. Clubs: Yale (New York and Boston); Graduate (New Haven), Cambridge Boat. Episcopalian. Office: 148 State St., Boston. Home: 19 Garden St., Cambridge. CUSHING, George Marston, lawyer; b. Boston, Sept. 13, 1872; s. George S. and Mary Ellen ( Baldwin) C .; ed. A.B., Ilarvard, 1894, Id .. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1897; m. Grace Littleton of Phila., Nov. 15, 1900; children-Alice L., George M., Jr., Grace, 121- len. Admitted to Mass. Bar, 1897; practiced law, Boston, 1897 -; mem. firm Cushing & Bishop, 1898- 1920; former mem. Boston Bar Assn. (Inbs: Som- erset, Automobile, Harvard (Boston), Exchange. Dese. Matthew Cushing, who settled Hingham, 1630. Episcopallan. Republican. Office: 54 Devon- shire St., Boston. Home: Milton.
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