Edward V. Curry

Curry was born on June 18, 1909, in New York City. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He lived in New Dorp, Staten Island, and entered politics as a Democrat.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Richmond Co., 2nd D.) from 1949 to 1952, sitting in the 167th and 168th New York State Legislatures. His 1948 campaign for the State Assembly made the establishment of a free college for Staten Island his primary objective. Curry's victory improved higher education on Staten Island.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (19th D.) in 1955 and 1956. In November 1956, he ran for re-election but was defeated by Republican John J. Marchi.

Curry was a member of the New York City Council from 1958 to 1978.

He died on March 4, 1982 in New Dorp, Staten Island.{{Cite news |date=March 5, 1982 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance-edward-v-curry-di/168216823/ |title=Edward V. Curry dies; longtime public servant |work=Staten Island Advance |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance-edward-v-curry-di/168217032/ 19] |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}

In 1984, Edward Curry Avenue in Bloomfield, Staten Island was named in his honor.{{cite news |date=February 3, 1984 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance-bloomfield-road-na/168218281/ |title=Bloomfield road named in honor of deceased Island councilman |work=Staten Island Advance |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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• [https://archive.today/20020810174221/http://www.csinews.net/MediaRelations/historyofcsi.htm History of the College of Staten Island]
• [http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/archives/FindingAids/fa0013.htm A Guide to Staten Island]
• [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curry.html http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curry.html]
• [http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc109/hr1032_ih.xml http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc109/hr1032_ih.xml] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209174145/http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc109/hr1032_ih.xml |date=2014-12-09 }}
• [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Edward+Curry+Ave,+Staten+Island,+Richmond,+New+York+10314&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&output=html&ct=clnk&cd=1&geocode=FZGpawIdYQyU-w&split=0 Map of Edward Curry Avenue in Staten Island, New York]

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{{succession box | title = Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Richmond County 2nd district | before = Edmund P. Radigan | years = 1949–1952 | after = Lucio F. Russo}}

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{{succession box | title = Member of the New York State Senate
from the 19th district | before = Francis J. Mahoney | years = 1955–1956 | after = John J. Marchi}}

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{{succession box | title = Member of the New York City Council
from the 19th district | before = James J. Boland | years = 1958–1966 | after = Dominick Corso}}

{{succession box | title = Member of the New York City Council
from the 27th district | before = David Ross | years = 1966–1974 | after = Luis A. Olmedo}}

{{succession box | title = Member of the New York City Council
from the Staten Island at-large district | before = Anthony Gaeta | years = 1974–1977 | after = Mary T. Codd}}

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