JAMES MICHAEL CURLEY

Curley, James Michael (1874-1958) — also known as James M. Curley — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1874. Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley; married, June 27, 1906, to Mary Emelda Herlihy (died 1930) and Gertrude Marion Dennis. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47); mayor of Boston, Mass., 1914-17, 1922-25, 1930-33, 1946-49; defeated, 1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1956; Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1941-42, 1947. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 12, 1958. Interment at Old Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
Mother: Sarah [Curley] b. abt 1850 Ireland
Spouse: Mary E [Curley] b. abt 1884 Massachusetts
Children:
James M Curley b. abt 1908 Massachusetts
Mary Curley b. July 18, 1908 Boston, Massachusetts
Dorotea Curley b. abt 1911 Massachusetts
Paul Gerard Curley b. June 8, 1913 Boston, Massachusetts
Leo F. Curley b. April 6, 1915 Boston, Massachusetts
George J. Curley b. May 8, 1919 Boston, Massachusetts
Frances X. Curley b. December 2, 1923 Boston, Massachusetts

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
U.S. Federal Census
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell