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Curran was born in [[West Palm Beach]], Florida, on July 7, 1931,[{{cite web |title=J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Maryland Attorney General |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/former/html/msa01493.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=April 23, 2026}}] to Catherine Mary (Clark) and J. Joseph Curran Sr., a member of the [[Baltimore City Council]].[{{cite web |url=http://baltimorecitycouncil.com/District3/default.htm |title=Robert Curran, District 3: Baltimore City Council |work=[[Baltimore City Council]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717234539/http://www.baltimorecitycouncil.com/District3/default.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2015}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.councilmancurran.com/bio/ |title=Bio |work=Councilman Robert Curran |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708222714/http://www.councilmancurran.com/bio/ |archive-date=July 8, 2015}}] He attended [[parochial school]]s in Baltimore, graduating from [[Loyola Blakefield|Loyola High School]] before attending the [[University of Baltimore]]. Curran served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] from 1951 to 1955, during which he was stationed at an [[air base]] in Japan. After returning to the United States, he graduated from the University of Baltimore, earning a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1956 and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree in 1959.[{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=C. Benjamin |title=Democratic icon gets ready to wrap it up after 48 years |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001493/pdf/gazette12dec2006.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2026 |work=[[The Capital]] |date=December 12, 2006 |via=[[Maryland State Archives]]}}] He was admitted to the [[Maryland State Bar Association]] in 1959. Curran worked as an insurance adjuster until 1960, when he began working in the private practice of law.[{{cite news |title=Third District Assembly Candidates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-third-district-assembly/196144850/ |access-date=April 23, 2026 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=May 3, 1962 |page=57 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}] |
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Curran was born in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], on July 7, 1931,[{{cite web |title=J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Maryland Attorney General |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/former/html/msa01493.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=April 23, 2026}}] to Catherine Mary (Clark) and J. Joseph Curran Sr., a member of the [[Baltimore City Council]].[{{cite web |url=http://baltimorecitycouncil.com/District3/default.htm |title=Robert Curran, District 3: Baltimore City Council |work=[[Baltimore City Council]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717234539/http://www.baltimorecitycouncil.com/District3/default.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2015}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.councilmancurran.com/bio/ |title=Bio |work=Councilman Robert Curran |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708222714/http://www.councilmancurran.com/bio/ |archive-date=July 8, 2015}}] He attended [[parochial school]]s in Baltimore, graduating from [[Loyola Blakefield|Loyola High School]] before attending the [[University of Baltimore]]. Curran served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] from 1951 to 1955, during which he was stationed at an [[air base]] in Japan. After returning to the United States, he graduated from the University of Baltimore, earning a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1956 and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree in 1959.[{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=C. Benjamin |title=Democratic icon gets ready to wrap it up after 48 years |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001493/pdf/gazette12dec2006.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2026 |work=[[The Capital]] |date=December 12, 2006 |via=[[Maryland State Archives]]}}] He was admitted to the [[Maryland State Bar Association]] in 1959. Curran worked as an insurance adjuster until 1960, when he began working in the private practice of law.[{{cite news |title=Third District Assembly Candidates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-third-district-assembly/196144850/ |access-date=April 23, 2026 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=May 3, 1962 |page=57 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}] |