For the American baseball player, see Jim Curtiss. For those of a similar name, see James Curtis.
James Curtiss
11th & 13th
Mayor of Chicago[1]
In office March 12, 1850 – March 11, 1851
Preceded by
James H. Woodworth
Succeeded by
Walter S. Gurnee
In office March 9, 1847 – March 14, 1848
Preceded by
John P. Chapin
Succeeded by
James H. Woodworth
City Clerk of Chicago[1]
In office 1842–1843
Preceded by
Thomas Hoyne
Succeeded by
James M. Lowe
Chicago Alderman[1]
In office 1846–1847
Serving with John S.C. Hogan
Preceded by
Fancis Edwards/ Francis H. Taylor
Succeeded by
J. Brinkerhoff/ Benjamin W. Raymond
Constituency
3rd Ward
In office 1838–1839
Serving with John S.C. Hogan
Preceded by
Peter Bolles/ Francis C. Sherman
Succeeded by
Eli S. Prescott/ Clement C. Stose
Constituency
2nd Ward
Clerk of the Court of Cook County
In office 1845
Preceded by
inaugural office holder
States Attorney
In office 1835
Town Clerk of Chicago
In office 1836–1837
Preceded by
Ebenezer Peck
Succeeded by
Isaac N. Arnold as Chicago City Clerk
Personal details
Born
March 29, 1806 Wethersfield, Connecticut
Died
November 2, 1859(1859-11-02) (aged 56) Joliet, Illinois
Political party
Democratic Party
Spouse
Mary Kimball
Children
James, Mary Kimball, Sarah, Lucy Maria, Elizabeth, Laura, Charles Chauncy, Laura Minnie, George Warren
Residence(s)
Chicago, Illinois
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James Curtiss (also Curtis; March 29, 1806 – November 2, 1859) was an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1847–1848 and 1850–1851) for the Democratic Party.
^ abc"Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
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election of 1850, Democrat JamesCurtiss defeated Levi Boone and Lewis C. Kerchival by a double-digit margin. The incumbent mayor James H. Woodworth did not...
locate a canal and lay out the surrounding town. The commissioners employed James Thompson to survey and plat the town of Chicago, which at the time had a...
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Cemetery. Another notable burial in the cemetery was Chicago Mayor JamesCurtiss, whose body was lost when the cemetery was added to the park. Throughout...
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