Newton Martin Curtis

Newton Martin Curtis

Newton Martin Curtis (born May 21, 1835 in De Peyster , New York , † January 8, 1910 in New York City ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1891 and 1897 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Newton Martin Curtis attended community schools and the Governor Wesleyan Seminary . His youth was overshadowed by the Mexican-American War .

After the outbreak of the civil war , he enlisted in the US Army . On May 15, 1861 he resigned as captain in the company of the 16th G  Regiment of the New York Infantry one. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the 142nd New York Infantry Regiment on October 23, 1862 . Another promotion followed on January 21, 1863 to colonel . On October 28, 1864 he was appointed Brevet - Brigadier General of the Volunteers and on January 15, 1865 Brigadier General. Curtis received a promotion to Major General of the Volunteers Brevet on March 13, 1865. He was awarded the Medal of Honor .

Curtis was made a tax collector in the district of Oswegatchie in 1866 . In 1867 he was appointed special investigator for the Ministry of Finance - a post he held until his resignation in 1880. Between 1880 and 1882 he worked for the Ministry of Justice . He was a member of the New York State Assembly between 1884 and 1890 . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

He was elected to the 52nd Congress in a by-election in the 22nd  constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Leslie W. Russell . He took his seat in the US House of Representatives on November 3, 1891. In the 1892 congressional elections for the 53rd Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives. He was re-elected once. Since he on a run again in 1896 renounced, he left the after 3 March 1897 Congress of. During his last tenure, he chaired the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives .

In 1910 he became assistant inspector general in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers . However, he died on January 8, 1910 in New York City. His body was then buried in the city cemetery in Ogdensburg .

Web links

• Newton Martin Curtis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Newton Martin Curtis in the database of Find a Grave (English)