Show EDITOR CURTIS IS DEAD george willialm wilhalm curtis was born in ill providence R 1 1 I february 4 1824 after attending a school at jamaica plain mass he removed 0 to o new york with liis his father in 1839 in 1716 1746 17 16 mr curtis went abroad spending some time in italy and germany and afterward traveling in egypt and syria ile he returned to this country in 1830 1850 and soon afterward became one of the editorial staff of the new york tribune Tri bunt mr curtis was one of the editors of the first series of I 1 8 monthly from its appearance in 1852 until it ceased to exist in 1853 ho he be began bean 0 an in harpers monthly the series of papers entitled aled the editors easy chair and and in in the same i year vear entered the lecture field meeting mec ting 0 with great success lie ile soon 0 gained reputation as a popular orator and in ill the presidential canvass of spoke in behalf of the Ile publican candidates soon after the establishment mceley in 1857 he became its ite chief editorial writer which place he be still held at the time of his death on oil the establishment of harpers bazar in 1867 he be began a series of papers manners upon upon the road which was continued weekly until the spring of 1873 lie was a delegate 0 to the national republican conventions of 1760 and 1864 and in the latter year year was an unsuccessful candidate can candidate didaCe for congress in in the first district ofner of new york in 1862 he be declined the office of C con on sul general to egypt offered to him by president lincoln in 1862 he was elected a delegate I 1 at large to tho the constitutional convention of new york of ali ah lie was elected chairman of the committee committee on education in 1868 1803 hy be was wag nominated a republican presidential elector in III declined the republican nomination for secretary of st state it of new york mr curtis was always an earnest advocate of civil service reform and in 1871 was appointed by president grant one of a commission of tile the civil service lie ile was a delegate to the national republican convention in 1876 that nominated president clayes iian es and at the beginning of the administration lie he was asked to select a foreign 0 mission which lie he deLli declined tied and lie also declined a special mission to germany mr curtis was chairman of a meeting of independent republicans that met in new york on june 16 1884 to take action against 0 the alie nomination aaion of janics G blame blaine made by the chicago convention and lie subsequently supported the democratic candidate grover cleveland lie ile remained a warm warin friend and admirer of the democratic ex president is as ion long as lie lived |