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Name: James Michael Curley
Birth Date: November 20, 1874
Death Date: November 20, 1958
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: politician, governor, mayor

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Biography of James Michael Curley
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James Michael Curley was a powerful Boston politician for more than 50 years. Curley, who served in many local positions, including mayor, used political patronage to solidify his Democratic Party constituency. However, he was convicted of political...
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Biography of James Michael Curley
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The American politician James Michael Curley (1874-1958) was a magnetic political figure, particularly as mayor of Boston. James Curley was born on Nov. 20, 1874, in Boston, a city whose upper-class Yankee Protestant families despised Irish Catholics...


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James Michael Curley Information
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Statues of Curley near Boston City Hall. James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874-November 12, 1958) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, and as Governor of...


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The Boston Globe
The ghosts of James Michael Curley
07/19/1997: 659 words, approx. 2 pages
In Edwin O'Connor's 1955 novel, "The Last Hurrah," the main character, Frank Skeffington, describes politics as the greatest spectator sport in the country. The longtime mayor of a red-brick city and a former governor of his state, Skeffington closely resembled James Michael Curley, a...
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Commonweal
The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley. (book reviews)
02/12/1993: 923 words, approx. 3 pages
How far will we let our elected leaders go? What are the limits of our tolerance of graft, demagoguery, and other assorted sins? How far do good works, ethnic or socio-economic privation, or extraordinary charisma make up for one's misdeeds? Though the...
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The New York Observer
Elsewhere: Bloomberg-Hagel, More Polls, and Bill Richardson is Mean to a Girl
12/20/2007: 295 words, approx. 1 pages
“Regular, private phone conversations” between Mike Bloomberg and Chuck Hagel about a potential ’08 teaming?A Fox News poll puts Rudy, Huckabee and McCain in three-way tie nationally, with Hillary 29 points up on Obama among Democrats. (Also: Apparently McCain is more popular than Oprah Winfrey.)...
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AP News
Mass. congressman in ethics crossfire
12/3/2007: 789 words, approx. 3 pages
Rep. Michael Capuano rarely backs down from a fight.The barrel-chested Massachusetts Democrat is a former five-term mayor with street smarts and a pugnacious streak. He flourished in Boston's rough-and-tumble ward politics and elbowed aside nine primary rivals nearly a decade ago to win one of...
 


 

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