George M. Curtis
George M. Curtis was born at Oxford, New York in 1844, moving with his parents to Rochelle, Illinois where he lived and worked on a farm, attended and taught school until 1865, when he engaged in the coal business at Cortland, Illinois, coming from there to Clinton in 1867 and associated himself with his brother, Charles F., in the sash and door business. Mr. Curtis was very prominent in the business and political circles of the state of Iowa, he like his brother, was very interested in other business enterprises and, for a number of years, was vice-president of the City National bank of Clinton.
In 1887 he was elected to the legislature of Iowa and served one term.
In 1894 he was elected to represent the second congressional district of Iowa in congress and again reelected in 1896.
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