Legislator Details
Image Description:
William L Curtis, portrait from Nimmo, p. 34
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 58
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/29/1842
City: Gull Prairie, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/24/1913
City: Ann Arbor, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 1/26/1913
City: Petoskey, MI
County: Emmet County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Mary Eliza Wooding 10/23/1866; children: 4, Chalmers, Morgan, Heber [or Keber] and 1 other
Number of Children: 4
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, farmer, banker, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
district schools and Prairie Seminary at Richland
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Morgan & Isabella (Monteith) Curtis. Taught 3 winters in Kalamazoo Co. Worked the family farm for 19 yrs. President of the Kalamazoo Agricultural Society. Moved to Petoskey in 1882 and bought an interest in Wachtel & Quinlan, a banking house. This later became the Petoskey City Bank and then First National Bank. He had timberlands and built the Cook, Curtis and Miller Lumber Company mill in Grand Marais. He owned a cattle ranch in South Dakota as well as property in Minnesota. Elected president of the village of Petoskey. Member of the Masons.
Notable Facts:
Died of apoplexy and Bright's Disease. Find-a-Grave says he died in Petoskey, the death certificate says Ann Arbor; Both say he is buried in Petoskey.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Fisheries , Industrial Home for Girls , Liquor Traffic , Railroads , Soldiers' Home
City of Residence: Petoskey
County of Residence Emmet
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Banks and Corporations; and Liquor Traffic
Committees Served On: Geological Survey , Forestry Interests , Banks and Corporations , Executive Business , Home for Feeble Minded , Fisheries
City of Residence: Petoskey
County of Residence Emmet
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Fish and Fisheries , Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
City of Residence: Petoskey
County of Residence Cheboygan
Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Elected to the State Senate, 1902 for the 42nd session.
Bibliography:
Nimmo p. 34, includes portrait; Bowen p.576-79, portrait facing p.576; Find-a-Grave.com. includes portrait; SJ 1913 p.252, SR43; Manual 1903 p.780-81; Michiganology; USCen 1880, 1900
