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James Curtiss

James Curtiss, American journalist and politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago (died 1859)

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Born
April 7, 1803
Died
November 2, 1859
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1803

About James Curtiss

James Curtiss was an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Democratic Party. In 1845, the Illinois Legislature created the Court of Cook County and appointed Curtiss as its first clerk. Born on March 29, 1806, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Curtiss became a printer's apprentice at an early age in Philadelphia. Curtiss arrived in Chicago from Eastport, Maine, in 1835 and became editor of the Chicago Democrat.

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James Curtiss timeline

  1. Born on March 29, 1806, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Curtiss became a printer's apprentice at an early age in Philadelphia.
  2. Curtiss arrived in Chicago from Eastport, Maine, in 1835 and became editor of the Chicago Democrat.
  3. In 1845, the Illinois Legislature created the Court of Cook County and appointed Curtiss as its first clerk.

The world when James Curtiss was born

James Curtiss was born in 1803. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLouisiana Purchase doubles size of the US
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive by Trevithick
  • World population~915M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderThomas Jefferson
  • U.S. population5.9M

1803 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in James Curtiss's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18032026
Population5.9M341 million

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