Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with an introductory historical sketch . born inCounty Caven, Ireland, but emigrated tothis country about February 3, 1827. F°ra time he lived in New York city, butlater went into Schuylkill county, and wasengaged in public works in that and Berkscounty and Montgomery county. Hischildren were four in number: three sonsand one daughter. Patrick Curren had the advantages ofbut a common school education, and at theearly age of
Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with an introductory historical sketch . born inCounty Caven, Ireland, but emigrated tothis country about February 3, 1827. F°ra time he lived in New York city, butlater went into Schuylkill county, and wasengaged in public works in that and Berkscounty and Montgomery county. Hischildren were four in number: three sonsand one daughter. Patrick Curren had the advantages ofbut a common school education, and at theearly age of ten years, secured work in acotton mill where he remained seven years,then for a short time worked in a brickyard. He then for nineteen years followedboating on the Schuylkill canal, betweenPottsville, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania,and the cities of the Atlantic after relinquishing the boatingbusiness, he was engaged for a time in thedistilling business in Philadelphia. Soonafter the close of the late Civil war, he em-barked in the wholesale liquor business inNorristown, where he has remained eversince. He does not confine his operationshowever to the liquor business, but is in- • ». fpa^te/^ %^^t^^ Biographic al Skkt< hes. terested in a number of othei enterprise* ofNorristown thai are the measur< of thetowns progress and prosperity. Amongthem are the following: The Norristown Woolen mill, the Norristown Water com* pany, the-Norristown Gas company, AdamScheidt Brewing company, Albertson Trustand Safe Di posit company, Citizens StreetRailway company, American Steel Plantat Norristown, the Montgomery hotel, theBunting Liquor house of Philadelphia, adistillery at Louisville, Kentucky, and ownsa line stock farm of fifty-six acres just out-side- the borough limits of Norristown, andtakes a special delight in the breeding andraising of fancy stock. Politically Mr. Currcn is a Democrat,and is a councilman from the fifth ward ofthe borough of Norristown. I
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