Edward Curtis (politician)

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Edward Curtis (October 25, 1801 - August 2, 1856), was a Representative from New York; born in Windsor, Vermont, October 25, 1801; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1821; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1824 and commenced practice in New York City; member of the common council in 1834, and was elected president of the board of assistant aldermen; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837March 3, 1841); was not a candidate for renomination; appointed collector of the port of New York City March 18, 1841, and served in that office until July 7, 1844; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; died in New York City on August 2, 1856; place of interment unknown.

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  • Biographical Directory of the American Congress