Sidney Quinn Curtiss (September 4, 1917 – January 24, 1994) was an American politician who was a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
from 1949 to 1979.
Early life
Curtiss was born on September 4, 1917 in
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,327 at the 2020 census. Sheffield is home to Berkshire School, a private prepa ...
.
He attended
St. Paul's School and graduated from
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
in 1940. He served in the
United States Army
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during
World War II
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. He graduated from
Boston University Law School
Boston University School of Law (Boston Law or BU Law) is the law school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the United States and considered an e ...
in 1947.
Political career
Curtiss was a longtime officeholder in Sheffield. From 1948 to 1977 he was town counsel. From 1951 to 1977 he was town moderator. He also served on the town's board of assessors.
Curtiss represented the 6th Berkshire district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949 to 1979. From 1961 to 1971 he was House minority leader.
Death
Curtiss died on January 24, 1999 in
Lenox, Massachusetts
Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The town is based in Western Massachusetts and part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,095 at the 2020 census. Lenox is the site of Shakespeare & Company and T ...
.
See also
* Massachusetts legislature:
1949–1950,
1951–1952,
1953–1954,
1955–1956
References
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1917 births
1999 deaths
Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
People from Sheffield, Massachusetts
Harvard College alumni
Boston University School of Law alumni
20th-century American politicians
United States Army personnel of World War II