History of Peekskill, (Westchester County) New York United States of America

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Daniel Curry, educator, was born near Peekskill, Westchester county, N.Y., Nov. 26, 1809. He was graduated at Wesleyan university in 1837, was principal of Troy conference academy, Poultney, Vt., 1837-39, and then went to Georgia to accept a professorship in the Female college, Macon. In 1841 he was admitted to the Georgia conference, serving churches at Macon, Athens, Columbus and Savannah, and in 1844, when the rupture between the churches north and south occurred, he returned north and joined the New York east conference. In 1854 he accepted the presidency of Indiana Asbury (afterward De Pauw) university, Greencastle, Ind., remaining there three years, returning then to the New York east conference, preaching in Brooklyn, N.Y., Middletown. Conn., New Rochelle, N.Y, and New York city, 1857-62. He was editor of the Christian Advocate, 1864-76; of the National Repository, 1876-80; associate editor of The Methodist, 1880-81, and of the Methodist Review, 1881-84, and its editor-in chief, 1884-87. He was a representative in the General conference of the church, 1848-60, and held a seat in that body without interruption, 1860-87 He was a trustee of Wesleyan university, 1861-81, and received from that institution the degree of D.D. in 1852. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Syracuse university in 1878 Besides sermons and contributions to periodicals, cyclopaedias and reviews, he edited Southey's Life of Wesley (2 vols., 1847); The Works of the Rev. Dr. James Floy (2 vols., 1863); and Adam Clarke's Commentary on the New Testament (2 vols, 1882-84); and published Life of Wycliff (1846); New York, the Metropolitan City of America (1853); Life-Story of David Wesgatt Clark, Bishop, etc. (1873); Fragments, Religions and Theological (1880); Platform Papers (1880); The Book of Job, (1888). He died in New York city, Aug. 17, 1887.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Peekskill, (Westchester County) New York

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