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Curtis (CHARLES an American public)

CHARLES, an American public official, born in 1860 in Topeka, Kan., of an Indian family. He was educated in the public schools, and admitted CURTIS to the bar in 1881, served two terms as district attorney of Shawnee county, and from 1893 to 1897 represented the Fourth Kansas district in Congress. From 1897 to 1907 he represented the First Kansas district in the National legislature.

When Senator Burton resigned from the Senate in 1907, Curtis was elected to fill out his unexpired term. Although he was again a candidate on the Republican ticket for the term 1913 to 1920, he was defeated by the Democratic sweep of 1912. In 1915, when the Republicans regained control of the State, he was elected to the Senate for the term 1915 to 1921.