Researching Philip Curtiss
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 456 people with the Curtiss surname? In that year Curtiss was ranked number 3123 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Curtiss on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Philip Curtiss and the Curtiss Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 208 people with the Curtiss surname in the UK? Curtiss is now ranked number 3847 for popularity in the UK. |
Curtiss Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Philip Curtiss
Philip Curtiss
Philip Everett Curtiss (April 10, 1885 - May 23, 1964) was a politician, novelist, and newspaper reporter in Connecticut. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut. A Republican, he served in the General Assembly of the Connecticut Legislature from 1941 until 1947 and was a trial justice and justice of the peace in Norfolk, Connecticut from 1940 until 1955. He also had his stories published in various magazines including Harper's Magazine. Yale University has a collection of his papers.
He graduated from Hartford Public High School and Trinity College (1906). At Trinity he ran track and was in glee club. He studied in Spain and France on a fellowship. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. He served in the Connecticut National Guard from 1910 - 1916 and was deployed to the border with Mexico. In 1910 he began working for the Hartford Courant and then the Hartford Times. He married Maude Ida Frederica Knust and they had two daughters.
He died in Winsted, Connecticut after a long illness.
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