district branch predecessor successor birth_place image_size party term_end profession birth_date term_start article_title state service_years alma_mater
6th united states army john c. watts john b. breckinridge paducah , mccracken county , kentucky 180px democratic party january 3 , 1973 lawyer 30 november 1933 december 4 , 1971 william p. curlin , jr. .
 kentucky 1955 & dash ; 1977 university of kentucky
william p. curlin , jr. .

william prather curlin , jr. -lrb- born november 30 , 1933 -rrb- was a kentucky state legislator and a member of the united states house of representatives from kentucky .
born in paducah , mccracken county , kentucky , curlin graduated from frankfort high school .
curlin earned an a.b. and ll.b .
from the university of kentucky in 1958 and 1962 , respectively .
he served in the united states army from 1955 to 1957 .
as an attorney curlin engaged in private practice and was an attorney and assistant commissioner with the kentucky department of revenue from 1962 through 1964 .
he served as a member of the kentucky general assembly from 1968 to 1971 as a member of the kentucky house of representatives .
in the house curlin served as chairman of the appropriations and revenue committee during the 1970 session .
curlin was elected as a democrat to the ninety-second congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of united states representative john c. watts and served in congress from december 4 , 1971 through january 3 , 1973 -rrb- .
curlin was not a candidate for reelection to the ninety-third congress in 1972 and after serving in congress he returned to the private practice of law .
curlin is a resident of versailles , kentucky .
