Bingham Bulletin | 1929-03-07 | Page 1 | Curtis Chronology

CURTIS CHRONOLOGY. Charles Curtis was born Jan. 25, 1860, at North Topeka, Kan. Admitted to the bar and started the practice . of law in Topeka in 1881. I In 1884 married Annie E. Baird of Topeka. Public service began in 1884 when he became county attorney of Shawnee county, Kansas, and he served for four years. . The new vice president' came to Washington in 1893 as a member of the fifty .third Congress Con-gress and served in the house until 1909. Twenty-two years ago was elected to the United States senate, sen-ate, and served there since with the exception of a two years break. At the Kansas City convention in June, 1928, received 64 votes for the Republican nomination for president on the first ballot on which Herbert Hoover was nominated. Was nominated for vice president presi-dent by 1,052 ballota.