Carlton Brandaga Curtis

Carlton Brandaga Curtis

Carlton Brandaga Curtis (born December 17, 1811 in Madison County , New York , †  March 17, 1883 in Erie , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 and again from 1873 to 1875 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Carlton Curtis enjoyed an academic education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1834, he began to work in Warren (Pennsylvania) in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1836 and 1838 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1850 Curtis was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded James Thompson on March 4, 1851 . After a re-election in the 16th district of his state, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1855 , which were marked by the events leading up to the civil war . From 1853 he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts .

In 1855 he joined the Republican Party founded the previous year . In 1862 and 1863 he served in the Union Army during the Civil War . He made it to the colonel. In July 1863 he had to quit military service for health reasons. He then returned to Warren, where he practiced as a lawyer again. In 1868 he moved his residence and his law firm to Erie. He also got into the banking and oil business. He was also one of the founders of the Dunkirk & Venango Railroad Co.

In the congressional election of 1872 Carlton Curtis was re-elected as a Republican in the 19th District of Pennsylvania to Congress, where he replaced Glenni William Scofield on March 4, 1873 . Since he was not confirmed in 1874, he could only spend one more term in Congress until March 3, 1875. After the final end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Curtis returned to practice as a lawyer. He died in Erie on March 17, 1883 and was buried in Warren.

Web links

• Carlton Brandaga Curtis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Carlton Brandaga Curtis in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James Thompson	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (23rd constituency) March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853	Michael Carver Trout
James Xavier McLanahan	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (16th constituency) March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	Lemuel Todd
Glenni William Scofield	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (19th constituency) March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875	Levi Maish