Andrew Gregg Curtin

Andrew Gregg Curtin
Curtin between 1855 and 1865
15th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 15, 1861 – January 15, 1867
Preceded byWilliam F. Packer
Succeeded byJohn W. Geary
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887
Preceded bySeth Hartman Yocum
Succeeded byJohn Patton
United States Ambassador to Russia
In office
October 28, 1869 – July 1, 1872
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byCassius Marcellus Clay
Succeeded byJames Lawrence Orr
Personal details
Born(1815-04-22)April 22, 1815 or
(1817-04-22)April 22, 1817
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died (aged 77 or 79)
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyWhig, Republican, Democratic
SpouseKatharine Irvine Wilson
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer
Signature
DesignatedOctober 9, 1950
LocationBellefonte

Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815 – October 7, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 15th governor of Pennsylvania[1] during the American Civil War,[2] helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and oversaw the creation of the National Cemetery and the ceremony in which Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address.

  1. ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "A Famous War Governor: Andrew Gregg Curtin, Known as the Soldiers' Friend" (obituary). Indianapolis, Indiana: The Indianapolis Journal, front page (subscription required).