Bio of CURRIE, William A. (b.1856), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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WILLIAM A. CURRIE - Vol III, pg 353-354
William A. Currie, who represents the fourth ward in the city council of
Minneapolis, is a stalwart champion of everything pertaining to the welfare and
upbuilding of his community and his course has at all times marked him as a
citizen of worth. He is a native of Canada, his birth having occurred at
Harpurhey, on the 4th of August, 1856, and his parents were Archibald and Jean
(Wilson) Currie, the former of whom was a native of Scotland and the latter was
born in Canada. The father devoted his attention to mercantile pursuits and was
a successful business man.
In the acquirement of an education William A. Currie attended the public schools
of southern Minnesota and for four years he was a student at the University of
Minnesota. He first arrived in Minneapolis about 1872 but four years later
removed to Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he remained for twenty-six years,
becoming prominently identified with business interests of that city. During
that period he was connected with the United States land office for six years
and for a similar length of time he was employed in the First National Bank. He
also devoted six years to the conduct of a wholesale grocery business but
previous to this had gone to Thompson, North Dakota, where he entered financial
circles, being connected with banking interests for a year and a half, and he
was also one of the founders of that town. In 1905 he returned to Minneapolis
and has since been a resident of this city. For six months he was credit man for
the firm of Bradshaw Brothers and for over three years he acted as secretary of
the Wholesale Grocers Association.
Mr. Currie has since given the greater part of his time to civic affairs,
although he is occupied to some extent in looking after his private interests.
His fellow citizens, recognizing his worth and ability, have called him to
public office, and in 1914 he was elected alderman from the fourth ward.
Reelection has continued him in that office and he was chosen recently for the
third term, which is sufficient evidence that he has done effective service in
behalf of his city. He put a stop to the encroachment of buildings on the public
thoroughfares and in municipal affairs has ever stood for progress, reform and
improvement. He is a member of the city planning commission, also of the park
board, and is serving on the following committees: Roads and bridges, of which
he is chairman; taxes and licenses; public lighting; paving; street railway
matters and extensions; finance; and legislative.
In 1888 Mr. Currie was united in marriage to Miss Frances Monser of Minneapolis,
and they have three children: Paul M., who joined the aviation service during
the World war and met death while flying over Kelly Field; Neil, who was killed
in an automobile accident; and Katherine, who is at home. The summer residence
of the family is at Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. Mr. Currie is a Knights Templar
Mason and a Noble of Kem Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Grand Forks, North
Dakota, and he is also a member of Chi Psi, a college fraternity. Guided by high
and honorable purposes in all relations of life, untiring in his activities for
the public good and actuated in all that he does by the spirit of progress and
enterprise, his labors have been far-reaching and resultant and he is a man whom
to know is to esteem and admire.