Donald McCurdy
Donald Mervyn McCurdy (born June 7, 1930) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 165th district from 1967 to 1974. [2]
Donald M. McCurdy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 165th district | |
| In office 1967–1974 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Stapleton, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1930[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
Early life and education
McCurdy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Upper Darby High School. He received an A.B. degree from Dickinson College in 1952 and a LL.B. from Dickinson Law School in 1955.
He served as a helicopter pilot in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1959.[3]
Career
McCurdy was a lawyer and worked as a member of the 11th Ward of the Upper Darby junior Committee from 1960 to 1962. He worked as Special Assistant Deputy District Attorney for the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General from 1963 to 1966. He was the chair of the Delaware County Citizens for Nixon-Agnew in 1967.
He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 165th district in 1966 and served 3 more consecutive terms until 1974. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1975 and lost to Thomas J. Stapleton.
He was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission and served from 2001 to 2006.[3]
References
- Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1971). The Pennsylvania Manual. 100. Department of General Services. ISSN 0275-8814. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- Cox, Harold. "House Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- "DONALD M. McCURDY". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 16 December 2018.