David Maney Currin, Sr. (November 11, 1817 – March 25, 1864) was a

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attorney and politician who served in the

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during the

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Biography

Currin was born in

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, in 1817. He married Letitia Irby Watson on December 16, 1845, in Wiliamson County. A

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, he served in the

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during the 29th

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(1851–53) representing Fayette, Hardeman, and Shelby counties. Following the state's

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and the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a delegate from Tennessee to the

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, 1861–62. He then represented his

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district in the

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. A

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newspaper wrote, "Hon. D. M. Currin was returned from his district. He deservedly ranks highest as a politician and is as disinterested a patriot as lives. He is a man of good ability and will make a worthy, active and efficient representative." He served in the First and

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es from 1862 until his death in

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, March 25, 1864.McBride & Robinson, p. 184.

Notes

References

* Robert M. McBride and Dan M. Robinson, eds., ''Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly'', Volume I, 1796–1861. (Nashville: Tennessee State Library and Archives and Tennessee Historical Commission, 1975).

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