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Where was Charles Curtis born?
North Topeka, Topeka, KS
Charles Curtis/Place of birth
Did Curtis have children?
Henry King Curtis
Permelia Jeannette CurtisLeona Virginia Curtis
Charles Curtis/Children
When was Charles Curtis born?
January 25, 1860
Charles Curtis/Date of birth
Who was President Roosevelt’s vice president?
John Nance Garner1933–1941
Henry Agard Wallace1941–1945Harry S. Truman1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt/Vice presidents
Which president was Herbert Hoover?
| Herbert Hoover | |
|---|---|
| Hoover in 1928 | |
| 31st President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | |
| Vice President | Charles Curtis |
Where did Charles Curtis Live as a child?
Due to his father’s unreliability, Charles went to live with his maternal grandparents on the Kaw Nation Native American reservation in Kansas. Here he learned to ride horses, shoot a bow and arrow, and became fluent in both Kaw and French (Charles’ great-grandfather was a French-Canadian).
How old was Charles Curtis when he entered politics?
Based on his personal experience, Curtis believed that Indians could benefit from mainstream education and assimilation. Curtis entered political life when he was 32 years old and won several terms from his district in Topeka, Kansas, beginning in 1892 as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives.
What did Charles Curtis do during the Civil War?
During his Civil War service, Orren Curtis was captured and imprisoned. During this period, the toddler Charles was cared for by his maternal grandparents. They also later helped him gain possession of his mother’s land in North Topeka, which, under the Kaw matrilineal system, he inherited from her.
Who was the wife of Vice President Charles Curtis?
Curtis married Annie Baird in 1884. Charles and Annie Curtis had three children, Permelia, Henry, and Leona. Annie Curtis would later pass way in 1924 while Charles was serving his third term in the United States Senate