Frank Dunklee Currier

Hon. Frank Dunklee Currier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Frank Gay Clarke
Succeeded by	Raymond Bartlett Stevens
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1887–1887
Preceded by	Chester Pike
Succeeded by	David A. Taggart
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1899–1901
Preceded by	James F. Briggs
Succeeded by	Cyrus H. Little
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1879–1879
Personal details
Born	October 30, 1853 Canaan, New Hampshire
Died	November 25, 1921 (aged 68) Canaan, New Hampshire
Resting place	Canaan Street Cemetery, Canaan, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Adelaide H. Sargent Currier
Profession	Lawyer Politician

Frank Dunklee Currier (October 30, 1853 – November 25, 1921), was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Early life

Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Currier attended the common schools, then Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and Doctor Hixon's School in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Currier read law with Mr. Pike of Franklin and was admitted to the bar at Concord in April, 1874, commencing practice in Canaan, New Hampshire.^[1]

Career

Currier served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1879 and was secretary of the Republican state committee, 1882-1890. He served as clerk of the New Hampshire Senate in 1883 and 1885 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884. He continued as member of the state senate in 1887, serving as president of that body. He was appointed and served as naval officer of customs at the port of Boston from 1890 to 1894, then returned to New Hampshire to be speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1899. He received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth in 1901.^[2]

Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the five succeeding congresses, Currier served as United States Representative for the second district of New Hampshire (March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1913). He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first congresses). During his tenure, a new copyright law was passed in 1909.^[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress and retired from public life.

Appointed by Governor Felker as Justice of the Police Court in 1913, Currier served for two years.^[4]

Death

Currier died in Canaan, New Hampshire, on November 25, 1921. He is interred at Canaan Street Cemetery, Canaan, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of Horace S. and Emma (Plastridge),^[1] Currier was married to Adelaide H. Sargent on May 31, 1890.

References

1. Wallace, William Allen (1910), The History of Canaan, New Hampshire., Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, p. 338.
2. Currier, Frank. OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY. A. J. HALFORD. p. 74.
3. Currier, Frank. The Granite State Monthly, Volumes 54-55. New Hampshire. p. 36.
4. Currier, Frank. Proceedings of the Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire. Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire. pp. 526–531.

External links

• United States Congress. "Frank Dunklee Currier (id: C000999)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Find A Grave

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