Volume 12 , Issue 40

US Vice President Charles Curtis (1929 - 1933)

Charles Curtis was first Native-American Indian Vice-President of provable bloodlines to be elected to the White House. You can visit his graveside memorial.

On his families website in his memorial it states the following about Charles Curtis - 31st Vice-President of the United States (1929 - 1933).

Charles Curtis was born January 25, 1860, North Topeka, Kansas; died February 8, 1936, Washington D.C.

First Native American Kansan to serve in U.S. Senate (Has record of being member of most subcommittees at one time). First to serve as U.S. Republican Senate Majority Leader. First Republican Floor Leader for U.S. Senate. First (traceable & provable) Native American as Vice-President. Only Native American Kansan as Vice-President or President. (Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas)

First Vice-President from West of the Mississippi. First Vice-President to take vice-presidential oath with a Bible. First Vice-President to light Whitehouse Christmas tree, 1932.

Other Timelines for Charles Curtis:

1) 1860 - Born in U.S. Kansas Territory; 2) 1865 - Mother died, father deserted him, went to live with his mother's Indian relatives on the Kaw Reservation in Morris county (Council Grove, Kansas); 3) 1868 - Went to Topeka to live with his father's parents; 4) 1870 - Attended school, working in livery stable during spare time

5) 1876 - Became a horse jockey on Kansas racetracks, was considered the best jockey of all time; 6) 1877 - Was reporter for "North Topeka Times"; 7) 1881 - Was admitted to the law bar after studying while a hack driver and later studying in an attorney's office. He worked also as a Notary Public; 8) 1884 - Elected Prosecuting Attorney of Shawnee county

9) 1884 - Married Annie Elizabeth Baird (3 children), Permelia, Harry, Leona; 10) 1886 - Re-elected to Office of Prosecuting Attorney; 11) 1892 - Elected to House of Representatives on the Republican ticket; 12) 1903 - Left House of Representatives to run for the Senate but was defeated; 13) 1907 - Elected to United States Senate

14) 1912 - Was defeated for re-election; 15) 1914 - Returned to United States Senate position by popular election.; 16) 1924 - Became 1st Republican Floor Leader of the United States Senate, was presidential hopeful; 17) 1927 - Oct. 27 : became a candidate for the Republican nomination for Vice-President

18) 1928 - Was elected Vice President (President was Herbert Hoover); 19) 1932 - Was nominated for re-election but was defeated in election; 20) 1933 - Announced retirement and establishment of residence in Washington D.C.; 21) 1936 - Died of heart attack in Washington D.C.; casket was in Topeka Capital Building rotunda lying in state for people to pass by (only person this honor has been given to) buried in Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas; 22) 1959 - He was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians; Anadarko, Oklahoma   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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