Carlton B. Curtis
(December 17, 1811 — March 17, 1883) Carlton Brandaga Curtis was a businessman, public servant, and lawyer. Curtis was born in Madison County, New York in 1811 and moved to Pennsylvania in the early 1830’s. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1834 and practiced law in Warren, Pennsylvania. Curtis served in the State House of Representatives for two years from 1836 to 1838. He was elected to the House of Representatives twice in his political career, the first time was in 1850, when he was elected as a Democrat and served from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1855. In 1855, Curtis affiliated himself with the Republican Party and enlisted in the Union Army when the Civil War broke out. He served as a lieutenant colonel and colonel until 1863. After the war he continued to practice law and also worked in oil production and banking, along with the railroad industry. Curtis was again elected to the United States House of Representatives, this time as a Republican, and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001007]
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Pennsylvania Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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