Dexter Curtis
Dexter Curtis (September 12, 1828 – May 15, 1898) was an American inventor, businessman, and politician.
Born in Schenectady, New York, Curtis grew up on a farm. He was in the lumber business and lived in Louisiana, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. In 1866, Curtis moved to the town of Burke, Dane County, Wisconsin and was a farmer. Curtis invented and patented the Curtis zinc horse-collar pad. The factory for the horse-collar pads was located in Madison, Wisconsin. He also operated a dry goods business. Curtis served on the Madison Common Council and was a Democrat. In 1883, Curtis served in the Wisconsin State Senate from Madison, Wisconsin. Curtis died in Madison, Wisconsin from a stroke.[1][2][3]
Notes
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Dexter Curtis, pg. 487
- ↑ 'Death of Dexter Curtis Well Known Collar Pad Man Succumbs to Apoplexy,' Madison Democrat (Madison, Wisconsin), May 17, 1898
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Its Story and Biography 1848-1913,' volume VI, Ellis Baker Usher, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York: 1914, Biographical Sketch of William Dexter Curtis, pg. 1430-1432 (Information about his father Dexter Curtis)
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