Moody Currier | |
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| 40th Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office June 4, 1885 – June 2, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Hale |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Sawyer |
| Member of the New Hampshire's Governor's Council | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1857–1857 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1856–1857 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1806 Boscawen, New Hampshire |
| Died | August 23, 1898(1898-08-23) (aged 92) Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democrat,Free Soil Party[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lucretia C. Dustin; Mary W. Kidder;Hannah A. Slade |
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| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1834[2] |
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Moody Currier (April 22, 1806 – August 23, 1898) was an American lawyer, banker, patron of the arts, andRepublican politician fromManchester, New Hampshire.
Moody Currier (Jr.) was born inBoscawen, New Hampshire, the son of Rhoda Putney, who was unmarried at his birth. His father was Moody Currier (Sr.) and was never reported to have been involved in his life. Moody Currier Sr. was the son of Dr. John Currier.
Currier married three times: first to Lucretia C. Dustin, then to Mary W. Kidder, and thirdly to Hannah A. Slade.[1]
Currier was the owner and editor of theManchester Democrat newspaper.[1]
Currier ran unsuccessfully in the1848 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections.[3]
In 1856 to 1857 Currier served in theNew Hampshire State Senate serving as President of theSenate in 1857.[4] From 1860 to 1861 Currier was on theGovernor's Council.[1] Currier served as a fellow atBates College from 1882 to 1889.[5] He was the 40thgovernor of New Hampshire from 1885 to 1887.
Manchester'sCurrier Museum of Art is named after him and was founded based on a bequest in his will and the accompanying efforts of his third wife,Hannah Slade Currier.
Currier died in Manchester in 1898 and is buried inValley Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of New Hampshire 1884 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of New Hampshire 1885–1887 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the New Hampshire Senate 1857 | Succeeded by |
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