Andrew Gregg Curtin
Born: April 22, 1815
Birthplace: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Father: Roland Curtin 1764 – 1850
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Jane Gregg 1791 – 1854
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Katharine Irvin Wilson 1821 – 1903
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Married: May 30, 1844
Children:
Mary Curtin Harris 1845 – 1927
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Martha Irvin Curtin Breese 1848 – 1935
(Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island)
Myron Stanley Curtin 1854 – 1857
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Katherine Irvine Wilson Curtin Burnet 1859 – 1930
Bessie Elliott Curtin 1865 – 1866
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Whig Party, Republican Party and Democratic Party
Education:
1837: Graduated from Dickinson College
Occupation before War:
1837 – 1861: Attorney in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
1840: Campaigner for William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign.
1848: Pennsylvania Whig Party Presidential Elector
1852: Pennsylvania Whig Party Presidential Elector
Secretary of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1855 – 1858: Pennsylvania State Superintendent of Public Education
1860: Assisted Abraham Lincoln in Securing Republican Nomination.
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1867: Governor of Pennsylvania
1861 – 1865: Strong Supporter of President Lincoln’s Policies.
As Governor he organized Pennsylvania Reserves into Combat Units.
1861: Curtin Oversaw the construction of first Union Military Camp.
1861: The Camp would open in Harrisburg called Camp Curtin.
300,000 men would be drilled for military service at Camp Curtin.
1862: Curtin Convened Loyal War Governors Conference
1863: Very Active as Governor during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Advocate and Leader for National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
1863: Sit with President Lincoln at dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery and witness to Gettysburg Address.
Governor Curtin Suffered from a breakdown due to the Stresses.
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1867: Governor of Pennsylvania
Elected 3rd Class Companion of Military Order of Loyal Legion.
1866: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator.
1869 – 1872: United States Minister to Russia
Delegate to Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention
1881 – 1887: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1881 – 1883: Ranking Member House Reform in Civil Service Committee
1881 – 1883: Member House Expenditures Treasury Department Committee
1883 – 1885: Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1885 – 1887: Chairman of House Banking and Currency Committee
1885 – 1887: Member of House Education Committee
1886: Choose not to be a candidate for re-nomination to U.S. Congress.
1887 – 1894: Attorney in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Died: October 7, 1894
Place of Death: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Old Age and nervous trouble
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
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