Thomas B. Curtis

Thomas B. Curtis

Thomas Bradford Curtis (May 14, 1911 - January 10, 1993) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Curtis attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Missouri. Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, A.B., 1932, and M.A., 1951.He was in the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, LL.B., 1935. Westminster College, J.D., 1964.He was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri.He served as member of the Board of Election Commissioners of St. Louis County in 1942.He served in the United States Navy from April 8, 1942, until discharged as a lieutenant commander December 21, 1945.He served as member of the Missouri State Board of Law Examiners 1947-1950.

Curtis was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1969).He 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.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1964, 1976 and 1980.He served as vice president and general counsel, Encyclopedia Britannica from 1969 to 1973.He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1974, winning only 39% of the vote against incumbent Thomas Eagleton. He served as chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from 1972 to 1973. He served as chairman of the Federal Election Commission from April 1975 to May 1976. Consultant, National Association of Technical and Trade Schools.He was a resident of Pier Cove, Michigan, until his death in Allegan, Michigan, on January 10, 1993.

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