George Law Curry

George Law Curry
George Law Curry (1860s)
Acting Governor of Oregon Territory
In office
May 19, 1853 – December 2, 1853
Preceded byJoseph Lane
as Acting Territorial Governor
Succeeded byJohn Wesley Davis
as Territorial Governor
5th Governor of Oregon Territory
In office
August 1, 1854 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byJohn Wesley Davis
Succeeded byJohn Whiteaker
as State Governor
Secretary of the Oregon Territory
In office
May 14, 1853 – January 27, 1855
Preceded byEdward D. Hamilton
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Harding
Personal details
Born(1820-07-02)July 2, 1820
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 1878(1878-07-28) (aged 58)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChloe Boone
OccupationPolitician
Newspaper Publisher
Jeweler

George Law Curry (July 2, 1820 – July 28, 1878) was a predominant American political figure and newspaper publisher in the region that eventually became the state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he published a newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, before traveling the Oregon Trail to the unorganized Oregon Country. A Democrat, Curry served in the new Oregon Territory's government as a representative to the legislature and as Territorial Secretary before appointment as the last Governor of the Oregon Territory. Curry County in Southern Oregon is named in his honor.


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