John Elliott Curran

John Elliott Curran
Born	John Elliott Curran (1848-05-25)May 25, 1848 Utica, New York, U.S.
Died	May 18, 1890(1890-05-18) (aged 41) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale College, Columbia Law School
Period	19th century
Notable works	Miss Frances Merley
Spouse	Eliza P. Mulford

John Elliott Curran (May 25, 1848 – May 18, 1890) was an American author.

Curran, son of John C. and Mary L. Curran, was born in Utica, New York, May 25, 1848.

Literary career

He graduated from Yale College in 1870. After nearly a year of European travel he pursued the study of law, at first in Utica, and then in the Law School of Columbia College, where he was graduated in May 1873. He practiced his profession for some years in New York City, but finally abandoned it for literary work, which had long interested him. He published one novel, Miss Frances Merley, in 1888, and a number of stories in magazines. He also did some newspaper work in New York. His residence was in Englewood, New Jersey, where he died on May 18, 1890, at the age of 41, of heart-failure, following a week's illness of pneumonia and pleurisy.

Personal life

He married Eliza P., youngest daughter of Captain James H. Mulford, of New York City, who survived him with three children.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the 1890 Yale Obituary Record.

External links

• John Elliott Curran at Find a Grave
• Miss Frances Merley
• Livingston Family Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.