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MUNGO J. CURRIE
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MUNGO J. CURRIE was born January 24, 1857, in Greenville, now a
part of Jersey City, where he still resides. He is the son of James Currie,
born in 1800, died 1870, and Ellen Currie, daughter of Robert Currie and
granddaughter of John Currie. On his father's side he is a grandson of
William Currie and a great-grandson of Mungo Currie. His grandparents
were natives of Scotland.
Mr. Currie attended Hamilton Academy at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1869 to 1872, and continued his studies in Elizabeth, Union County, N. J., from 1873 to 1875. He was graduated from Princeton College in the class of 1879. and afterward began the study of law in the office of Hon. Henry S. White, formerly United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Currie was admitted to the New Jersey bar, and with the exception of about two years has since been actively engaged in the general practice of his profession. He has had considerable experience in representing landowners in railroad condemnation suits and litigation connected with street improvements in cities. At the bar he has displayed marked ability, a ready grasp of legal principles, and broad and accurate knowledge of law. He is a member of the Princeton Club of New York City, of the Jersey City Golf Club, and of the Jersey City Board of Trade. He is unmarried.
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