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Guy W. Currier | |
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Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1900–1901 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1899 | |
Personal details | |
Born | December 22,1867 Lawrence,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Died | June 21,1930 62) Peterborough,New Hampshire,U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic Party |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston University School of Law |
Guy Wilbur Currier (December 22,1867 –June 21,1930) [1] was a lawyer and politician in Massachusetts. [2] [3] [4] He served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature (Massachusetts General Court). [2]
Currier received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,and his law degree from Boston University School of Law. [1] He married actress Marie Burress in 1894. [5] [6] She was part of the Boston Museum Stock Company. [7] As Mrs. Guy Currier,she established Four Wind Farm,later known as Mariarden,an outdoor theater and theater training program. [8]
An ally of Calvin Coolidge,Currier had social distinction,wealth,personal charm and broad circle of friends which Coolidge lacked,and which would have a lasting impact on his political career. [9] He was a Democrat. [10] From 1922 to 1930,Currier was a Trustee of the Boston Public Library. [1]
Currier died at his summer home in Peterborough,New Hampshire,at the age of 62. [1] His son,also named Guy Currier (died 1958),graduated from Yale University and Cambridge University. [11]
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