CURREY, Frederick (son of Benjamin Currey, clerk of the Parliaments). b. Norwood, Surrey 19 Aug. 1819; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1841, M.A. 1844; barrister L.I. 7 May 1844; F.L.S., sec. 1860–80, vice pres. and treasurer 1880 to death; F.R.S. 3 June 1858, member of council; his collection of fungi is now in the Kew Herbarium, the genus of fungi, Curreya, was founded by Saccardo as a momento of Currey; edited The natural history review 1861 etc.; translated Hofmeister’s On the germination of the higher Cryptogamia 1862; edited C. D. Badham’s Esculent funguses 1863. d. 2 Vanbrugh park road, Blackheath 8 Sep. 1881. Journal of botany n.s. x, 310–12 (1881).
CURREY, Rev. George (son of Rev. James Currey, preacher of the Charterhouse, London). b. Charterhouse sq. London 7 April 1816; ed. at Charterhouse and St. John’s coll. Cam., scholar 1834, Bell’s Univ. scholar 1835, 14 wrangler 1838, B.A. 1838, M.A. 1841, B.D. 1850, D.D. 1864; fellow of his college 1839, lecturer 1840, tutor 1844, Hulsean lecturer 1851 and 1852; preacher of the Charterhouse 1849–71, master 17 Jany. 1871 to death; preb. of St. Paul’s 1872; published Hulsean Lectures 1851–52; edited Tertulliani libri tres De Spectaculis 1854; author of An English grammar 1856; a commentary on Ezekiel in the Speaker’s Commentary and Commentaries on Ecclesiastes and Revelations in the S.P.C.K. Commentary. d. The master’s lodge, Charterhouse 30 April 1885. I.L.N. lxxxvi, 583 (1885), portrait.
CURRIE, Augustus Arthur (4 son of John Currie 1797–1873). b. 21 Jany. 1831; ensign 45 Bengal N.I. 20 Oct. 1849; major Bengal staff corps 1869, lieut.-col. 2 March 1875 to 31 Dec. 1880 when he retired on full pay with hon. rank of M.G.; C.B. 19 Nov. 1879. d. St. Leonard’s 23 May 1884.
CURRIE, Claud. Entered medical service of Madras army 1806; inspector general of hospitals 31 Jany. 1846, phys. general 19 Aug. 1846 to 31 Jany. 1851. d. 3 Westbourne terrace, London 8 Aug. 1854 aged 65.
CURRIE, Sir Frederick, 1 Baronet (3 son of Mark Currie of Cobham, Surrey). b. 3 Feb. 1799; ed. at Charterhouse and Haileybury; entered Bengal civil service 1817; judge of court of Sudder Adawlut of the north western provinces 1840–42; one of secs. of government of India 1842–49; chief sec. to Lord Hardinge during campaign of 1845–46; created baronet 11 Jany. 1847; a member of supreme council of India 1 April 1847 to 14 Jany. 1848, an ordinary member of council 12 March 1849 to 1853 when he retired on the annuity fund; a director of East India Co. April 1854, chairman 1857–58 being the last chairman; one of the 6 members of first council of sec. of state for India elected by the E.I. company; vice pres. of council of India 21 Sep. 1858. d. St. Leonard’s 10 Sep. 1875. I.L.N. lxviii, 295, 434 (1875).
CURRIE, Henry. b. Westminster 1798; ed. at Eton; member of firm of Glyn and Co. bankers, London; M.P. for Guildford 29 July 1847 to 1 July 1852. d. West Horsley place near Guildford 26 May 1873.
CURRIE, John. b. 28 May 1797; M.P. for Hertford 30 April 1831 to 3 Dec. 1832. d. Queen’s sq. Bath 19 May 1873.
CURRIE, Mark John. b. London 21 June 1795; entered navy 29 April 1808; captain 23 Nov. 1841; V.A. on half pay 24 May 1867. d. Collington house, Thicket road, Anerley 1 May 1874.
CURRIE, Raikes. b. 15 April 1801; member of firm of Glyn and Co. bankers, London; M.P. for Northampton 26 July 1837 to 21 March 1857. d. Minley manor, Farnborough, Hants. 16 Oct. 1881, personalty sworn under £280,000, 17 Dec. 1881.
CURRIE, Sir Walter. b. 1819; commandant of armed mounted police at Cape of Good Hope 1855 to death; knighted by patent 24 May 1860. d. 7 June 1872.