Frederick Kingsbury Curtis
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Frederick Kingsbury Curtis I (February 3, 1863 - March 4, 1936) was a director of the Ann Arbor Railroad and was Secretary and Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors
of the United States & Porto Rico Navigation company from 1903 to 1906.
. He received his A.B. from Yale University
in 1884, and became a member of the New York City Bar Association in 1886. On June 14, 1905 he married Cornelia Day McLanahan (1873-1965) in Westminster, England. She was the daughter of George William McLanahan (1845-1908) and Helen Spencer Day (1848-1935) Their children included: Herbert Pelham Curtis who had as his child Frederick Kingsbury Curtis II, a physician; and Cornelia McLanahan Curtis who married Laurence M. Lombard.
He died in Venice, Florida
, on March 4, 1936. On March 9, 1936 he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Board of directors
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of the United States & Porto Rico Navigation company from 1903 to 1906.
Biography
He was born on February 3, 1863 in New York CityNew York City
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. He received his A.B. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1884, and became a member of the New York City Bar Association in 1886. On June 14, 1905 he married Cornelia Day McLanahan (1873-1965) in Westminster, England. She was the daughter of George William McLanahan (1845-1908) and Helen Spencer Day (1848-1935) Their children included: Herbert Pelham Curtis who had as his child Frederick Kingsbury Curtis II, a physician; and Cornelia McLanahan Curtis who married Laurence M. Lombard.
He died in Venice, Florida
Venice, Florida
Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 21,015. It is noted for its large snowbird population. Its newspaper is the Venice Gondolier Sun...
, on March 4, 1936. On March 9, 1936 he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.