Charles Curtis 1860 – 1936

Biography

Charles Curtis was born on January 25, 1860, in Topeka, Kansas, beginning a life that would lead him to one of the nation’s highest offices. Over the course of his career in public service, Curtis rose through the ranks of American politics, eventually achieving the position of Vice President of the United States, a role he held from 1929 to 1933 during a significant period in the nation’s history.

Curtis passed away on February 8, 1936, in Washington, D.C., succumbing to a myocardial infarction. His remains were laid to rest at Topeka Cemetery in his native Kansas, returning him to the state where his remarkable journey had begun nearly seventy-six years earlier. Though his time in office concluded years before his death, Curtis left behind a legacy of dedicated service to his country during a transformative era in American politics.