| James Curtin | |
| State Senate1: | Arizona |
| District1: | Mohave County |
| Term Start1: | January 1921 |
| Term End1: | December 1922 |
| Predecessor1: | C. W. Herndon |
| Successor1: | Kean St. Charles |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Residence: | Oatman, Arizona, Kingman, Arizona |
| Profession: | Politician |
James Curtin was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature, holding the seat from Mohave County.[1] He also served as the deputy sheriff of Mohave County. Outside of politics, he was involved in mining and ranching.
By 1915 Curtin was living in Oatman, Arizona.[2] In 1916, along with W. P. Mahoney, Curtin bought a ranch near Oatman at Cerbat.[3] Curtin was also the superintendent at the Cash Mine.[4] In 1919, after Mahoney had been elected sheriff of Mohave County, he appointed Curtin as his deputy sheriff.[5]
In 1920, he ran for the state senate seat from Mohave County.[6] He ran unopposed in the Democrat primary, and easily defeated his Republican opponent, R. W. Wilde, in the November general election.[7] [8] During the 5th Legislature, he authored a bill regarding workmen's compensation, which would serve as the platform for the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1925, which became an amendment to the Arizona Constitution in September 1925.[9] In 1921, Curtin, again with Mahoney, organized the Comstock Consolidated Gold Mining Company.[10] [11] In April 1922 Curtin announced his intention to run for re-election.[12] He was opposed by Kean St. Charles in the Democrat primary, who narrowly defeated him, 967–831.[13] [14] By 1922 Curtin was living in Kingman, Arizona.[15]