OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Charles Brent Curtis

BORN:
January 25, 1860;
Topeka, Kansas

DIED:
February 8, 1936 (age 76);
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Studied Law

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1881:
Admitted to Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Topeka, Kansas
1885-1889:
Prosecuting Attorney of Shawnee County
1893-1907:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-KS)
1907-1913:
U.S. Senator (R-KS)
1912:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the Senate
1915-1929:
U.S. Senator (R-KS);
Republican Whip (1915-1924);
Majority Leader (1925-1929)
1929-1933:
Vice President of the United States

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, 1928 nominees for the Republican Party (Hoover Presidential Library)

BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. Senate
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Kansas Historical Society
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

OBITUARY:
New York Times