Background
Curran, Mark Cooney was born on September 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Thomas and Josephine Mercedes (Cooney) Curran.
Curran, Mark Cooney was born on September 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Thomas and Josephine Mercedes (Cooney) Curran.
Bachelor of Science, St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa, 1947. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1950.
Trial attorney National Labor Relations Board, Washington, 1950-1952, Chicago, 1952-1955. Assistant counsel Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1956-1967. Associate general counsel Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago, 1967-1976.
Partner Sidley & Austin, from 1976.
Member advisory committee Illinois State Toll Highway Committee, 1975-1980. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association Clubs: MidDay (Chicago).
Married Mary Gladys Wholey, May 12, 1962 (deceased). Married second Mary Jane McCarthy, October 31, 1964. Children: Mark, Mary Jane, Anthony, Nicholas.