Montgomery County Georgia Bios Malcolm L. Currie File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Brent Currie Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/montgomery.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm The biography written below was taken directly from Memoirs of Georgia Vol. II, published in Atlanta, GA 1895 MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA VOL. II. ATLANTA, GA. THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 1895 PGS 570-571 MALCOLM L. CURRIE, M.D., Ailey, Montgomery Co., son of Duncan and Martha A. (McLendon) Currie, was born in Montgomery county July 13, 1853. His great-grandfather emigrated from the highlands of Scotland and settled in Robeson county, N. C. His grandfather, Malcolm Currie, was born in Robeson county, and emigrated from there to Montgomery county, Ga., settling in the latter county about 1818. Dr. Currie's father was born in Montgomery County, Jan.29, 1825, and died Jan. 11, 1883. His mother was the daughter of Dennis and Martha A. (Tyson) McLendon, and was born in Laurens county Feb. 22, 1824, and is still living. His parents had eight children of whom Dr. Currie was the second. Dr. Currie received a good preparatory education at the common and other schools of the county. He was elected tax receiver of the county in 1883 and served one term. In the spring of 1886 he entered the college of physicians and surgeons, Baltimore, MD., and graduated with distinction in 1888. He immediately entered Bay View hospital for a post- graduate course. Complet­ing that, he came home and began the practice of medicine at Mount Vernon, the county seat, in August 1888, where he established a drug store, the first the county ever had, and which did a thriving business. After practicing one and one-half years with excellent success, he entered John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, for another post-graduate course. He went from there to Brunswick, Ga., and practiced some time, meeting with satisfactory patronage, but had to abandon it and return to Mount Vernon, where he remained until May, 1894, when he determined to locate in the new and enterprising town of Ailey, on the Georgia & Alabama railway. Having sold his original drug stock to Messrs. J.F. Currie & Co., he established a new drug store at Ailey, which is now being run in the name of E.T. McBryde & Co., with satisfactory results. Dr. Currie, in addition to the above, is engaged in conducting a real estate business at Mount Vernon and Ailey. Dr. Currie was married to Miss Minnie J. McBryde-born Nov. 28, 1869- daughter of William F. and Ala (McNott) Mc Bryde, of Montgomery county. Their home has been gladdened by the advent of two children: Anna May, born Dec. 28, 1891, and Nora Earline, born May 4, 1894. Dr. Currie is a very public-spirited and energetic and progressive citizen, and as a physician, is the leading member of the profession in his part of the state. His success in the general practice has been phenomenal, and he has attained to an enviable reputation. He has, at the same time, successfully performed some of the most difficult operations in this county, or outside of the best hospitals. He is a member of the medical association of Georgia, and the American medical association. He is an enthusiastic Mason, and is a member of Vedalia (Vidalia) chapter of royal arch Masons, at Vedalia (Vidalia), Ga. He is also a member of Rush lodge of I.O.O.F., No.48, Brunswick, Ga. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============