John Curtin (1853 - 1919)

Born 27 Jan 1853 in Kilshannig, Cork, Ireland

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Died 25 Mar 1919 at age 66 in Melbourne, Australia

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Biography

He was the father of Australian Prime Minister John Curtin.

John Curtin Snr was born in Kilpadder, Kilshannig, Co Cork in 1853, the son of John Curtin and Mary Hanlon. After service with the Btirish Army in India, he followed his brother to Australia in 1880, securing a position with the Victorian Police Service (1881-90) stationed mostly at Creswick. His health deterioriated and he leftthe service, managing a series of hotels in Dromana, Charlton, Macedon and elsewhere during the severe economic downturn of the 1890s. The family eventually settled, in poverty, at Brunswick.

He married irishborn Kate Bourke at St Patricks Cathedral Melbourne 6 Jun 1883. Their family was:

1. John Joseph Ambrose Curtin (b 8/1/1885 Creswick d 1945)

2. George William Curtin (b 15/3/1887 Creswick d 1959)

3. Mary Ellen curtin (b 1889 Creswick d 1971)

4. Hannah francis Curtin (b 1892 Dandringham d 1946)

Death cert names parents as Jno Curtin & Mary Hanlon.

Sources

• http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/curtin-john-9885
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Curtin
• Day, David (1999) Curtin: A Life, HarperCollins, Pymble, New South Wales.