John Currey

John Currey
8th Chief Justice of California
In office
January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1868
Preceded bySilas Sanderson
Succeeded byLorenzo Sawyer
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1864 – December 31, 1865
Preceded byElections under 1862 amendment to California constitution and 1863 enabling law
Succeeded byRoyal Sprague
Personal details
Born(1814-10-04)October 4, 1814
Westchester County, New York
DiedDecember 18, 1912(1912-12-18) (aged 98)
Dixon, California
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Cornelia Elizabeth Scott
(m. 1845; died 1877)
Alma materWesleyan University (BA)
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John Moore Currey (October 4, 1814 – December 18, 1912) was the eighth Chief Justice of California, and candidate for Governor of California in 1859.