Carlton Brandaga Curtis (December 17, 1811 – March 17, 1883) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a
Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
for
Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district from 1851 to 1853 and the
24th district from 1853 to 1855. He then switched parties and later served again as a
Republican member for the
19th district from 1873 to 1875.
Early life
Curtis was born in
Madison County, New York. He moved to
Mayville, New York, and studied law. He moved to
Erie, Pennsylvania, where he continued the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1834. He moved to
Warren, Pennsylvania, in 1834 and commenced practice. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1836 to 1838.
First election to Congress
Curtis was elected as a
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
to the
Thirty-second and
Thirty-third Congresses. He served as chairman of the
United States House Committee on Accounts during the Thirty-third Congress. He was affiliated with the
Republican Party in 1855.
Civil War service
Curtis entered the
Union Army on February 13, 1862, as lieutenant colonel of the Fifty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry for a period of three years. He was promoted to colonel of that regiment on May 23, 1863. Because of illness was honorably discharged as colonel on July 2.
Post war activities
He returned to Warren and practiced law. In 1868, he moved to
Erie, Pennsylvania, and continued the practice of law. He was also interested in banking and the production of oil, and was one of the originators and builders of the Dunkirk & Venango Railroad.
Curtis was again elected as a
Republican to the
Forty-third Congress
The 43rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873, ...
. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Erie in 1883.
See also
*
List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania
References
Retrieved on February 14, 2008
The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Carlton B.
Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Union Army officers
Pennsylvania lawyers
People from Madison County, New York
Politicians from Erie, Pennsylvania
People from Warren County, Pennsylvania
1811 births
1883 deaths
Burials in Pennsylvania
People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
People from Mayville, New York
19th-century American legislators
19th-century American lawyers