Lee A. Curtis
(1852-1909)

20th District Representative

Republican

No

43

July 24, 1852

Licking, Ohio, United States

December 6, 1909

Minnie A Bonifield (1854-1946) Married in 1875

Civil Engineer and Carpenter

Lee Ambrose Curtis was raised by his grandparents on a farm in Iowa. He attended Central University and taught school for several years in addition to serving in Iowa public offices. Wanting to pursue new career interests, Curtis moved to Colorado in 1888. He worked as a civil engineer and railroad surveyor for the Midland Railroad and then as the Arkansas Valley Smelting Company's head carpenter. Curtis moved to Ogden in 1890 and helped inspect the new sewers under construction in the city. Shortly after serving as a representative, Curtis returned to Iowa, dying there in 1909.

As a representative, Curtis served as chairman of the Labor Committee and focused on labor issues and conditions, which fact gave him large prestige in his efforts in behalf of the sons of toil" (Drumm 1896, 85).

Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7.

Image of Lee A. Curtis by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 52 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=58