Curtin served as assistant district attorney of Bucks County, Pennsylvania from 1938 to 1949, and as district attorney from 1949 to 1953. He was a county committeeman to the Pennsylvania State Republican Committee from 1954 to 1956.
willard, curtin, willard, sevier, curtin, november, 1905, february, 1996, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, districtin, office, january, 1957, january, 1967preceded, bykarl, king. Willard Sevier Curtin November 28 1905 February 4 1996 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Willard S CurtinMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 8th districtIn office January 3 1957 January 3 1967Preceded byKarl C KingSucceeded byEdward G Biester Jr Personal detailsBorn 1905 11 28 November 28 1905Trenton New JerseyDiedFebruary 4 1996 1996 02 04 aged 90 Fort Myers FloridaPolitical partyRepublican Willard S Curtin was born in Trenton New Jersey He moved to Morrisville Bucks County Pennsylvania with his parents in 1911 He graduated from Penn State University in 1929 and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1932 Curtin served as assistant district attorney of Bucks County Pennsylvania from 1938 to 1949 and as district attorney from 1949 to 1953 He was a county committeeman to the Pennsylvania State Republican Committee from 1954 to 1956 Curtin was elected as a Republican to the Eighty fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses He defeated noted author and Doylestown Bucks County native James A Michener in the 1962 election 1 He was not a candidate for reelection in 1966 Curtin voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 1 1960 2 and 1964 3 as well as the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 4 5 Sources edit HR 6127 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 GovTrack us HR 8601 PASSAGE H R 7152 PASSAGE S J RES 29 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS GovTrack us TO PASS H R 6400 THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT United States Congress Willard S Curtin id C001005 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byKarl C King Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 8th congressional district1957 1967 Succeeded byEdward G Biester Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willard S Curtin amp oldid 1203152319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,