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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriThomas Bradford CURTIS
(1911-1993)
CURTIS, Thomas Bradford, a
Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., May 14, 1911;
attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Mo.; Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N.H., A.B., 1932, and M.A., 1951; Washington
University, St. Louis, Mo., LL.B., 1935; Westminster College, J.D.,
1964; was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced the practice of
law in St. Louis, Mo.; member of the Board of Election
Commissioners of St. Louis County in 1942; served in the United
States Navy from April 8, 1942, until discharged as a lieutenant
commander December 21, 1945; member of the Missouri State Board of
Law Examiners 1947-1950; elected as a Republican to the
Eighty-second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1951-January 3, 1969); was not a candidate for reelection in 1968
to the House of Representatives but was an unsuccessful candidate
for election to the United States Senate; delegate to the
Republican National Convention, 1964, 1976 and 1980; vice president
and general counsel, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1969-1973;
unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1974;
chairman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1972-1973; chairman,
Federal Election Commission from April 1975 to May 1976;
consultant, National Association of Technical and Trade Schools;
was a resident of Pier Cove, Mich., until his death in Allegan,
Mich., on January 10, 1993.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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