Abraham Curry
| Abraham Van Santvoord Curry | |
|---|---|
Nevada Historical Society
|
|
| Assemblyman of the Nevada Territorial Legislature |
|
|
In office 1862–1863 |
|
| Governor | James W. Nye |
| Senator of the Nevada Territorial Legislature |
|
|
In office 1863–1864 |
|
| Governor | James W. Nye |
| 1st Warden of Nevada Territorial Prison |
|
|
In office January 1, 1862 – March 1, 1864 |
|
| Governor | James W. Nye |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Howland |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 19, 1815 South Trenton, New York, USA |
| Died | October 19, 1873 (aged 58) Carson City, Nevada, USA |
| Resting place | Lone Mountain Cemetery Carson City, Nevada, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Cowen |
| Children | Charles A., Mary Etta, Emma, Lucy, Elvira, Jane |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Website | carson.org |
|
Abraham Curry House
|
|
 |
|
| Location | Carson City, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°9′57″N 119°46′8″W / 39.16583°N 119.76889°WCoordinates: 39°9′57″N 119°46′8″W / 39.16583°N 119.76889°W |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | Abraham Curry |
| Architectural style | Vernacular with elements of Georgian and Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 87000501 |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1987 |
Abraham (or Abram) Van Santvoord Curry (February 19, 1815 – October 19, 1873) is considered the founding father of Carson City, Nevada. A native of the state of New York, he traveled to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush and settled in Nevada's Eagle Valley, where Carson City was established.
Curry served as an assemblyman of the Nevada Territorial Legislature from 1862 to 1863 and was a territorial senator from 1863 to 1864. He was also the first superintendent of the Carson City Mint and the first warden of Nevada State Prison. Curry donated 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land for the site of the Nevada State Capitol, for which the state prison quarry provided the stone for its construction.
Curry spent the final years of his life building facilities for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Carson City. Though he had achieved prominence in Nevada, his wife claimed that he had only one dollar in his pocket when he died in 1873.
Abraham Van Santvoord Curry was born on February 19, 1815 in the hamlet of South Trenton, New York. He was the first son of Campbell Curry and Elvira Skinner Curry, who were married in South Trenton. On August 1, 1835, Curry married Mary Ann Cowen, who was then eighteen years old, in Ogdensburg, New York. Their first child and only son, Charles A. Curry, was born on June 10, 1836. After a year in Ogdensburg, the family moved several times and settled in Portage, Ohio in 1848. The Currys later had six daughters. By 1852, Curry was working in Cleveland, Ohio as a commercial merchant and later became an agent for the Michigan Southern Railroad.
...
Wikipedia