H. W. Curtiss facts for kids
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Harvey Willard Curtiss
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| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office March 2, 1877 – January 14, 1878 |
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| Governor | Thomas L. Young |
| Preceded by | Thomas L. Young |
| Succeeded by | Jabez W. Fitch |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 25th district |
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| In office January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1880 Serving with William Bingham (1874-75)
J. C. Schenck (1876-77) |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin R. Bevis Allen T. Brinsmade |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hitchcock Thomas J. Carson |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Cuyahoga County district |
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| In office January 3, 1870 – January 4, 1874 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1824 Charlestown Township, Portage County, Ohio |
| Died | April 30, 1902 (aged 78) Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Olive B. Rood |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater | Grand River Institute Western College of Homeopathy, Cleveland |
Dr. Harvey Willard Curtiss (February 22, 1824 – April 30, 1902) was an important politician from the state of Ohio. He was a member of the Republican Party. Dr. Curtiss served in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate. He even became the 13th lieutenant governor of Ohio for a short time from 1877 to 1878.
About Harvey Willard Curtiss
Harvey Willard Curtiss was born in Charlestown Township, Portage County, Ohio, on February 22, 1824. He went to school at the Grand River Institute. After that, he started studying medicine in 1849.
He graduated from the Cleveland Medical College (also known as Western College of Homeopathy) in 1851. For a short time, he practiced medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Later, he moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1845, Harvey Curtiss married Olive B. Rood from Charlestown.
Political and Public Service Career
Dr. Curtiss was strongly against slavery. He was known as an abolitionist. His home was even a stop on the Underground Railroad. This was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
He was one of the first people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio to join the new Republican Party. He served on the City Council in Chagrin Falls. He was also the mayor of Chagrin Falls from 1861 to 1865.
Curtiss was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1869 and again in 1871. He then became a member of the Ohio State Senate in 1873, 1875, and 1877.
In the spring of 1877, something big happened. Rutherford B. Hayes resigned as Governor of Ohio to become the President of the United States. Because of this, the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Thomas L. Young, became the new governor. Harvey Curtiss was the President pro tem of the Senate (a leader in the Senate). This meant he became the acting Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
Besides politics, Curtiss was also a school board member for eighteen years. He was also the president of the Western Reserve Pioneer Association for twenty years. After he stopped being involved in politics, he continued to practice medicine until about 1900.
Later Life and Death
Harvey Willard Curtiss passed away in Chagrin Falls on April 30, 1902. His wife, Olive, and three of their children survived him. Another son had passed away at age thirteen.
