History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . ^. George William Curtis George William Curtis, editor and orator; born, Providence,R. I., February 24, 1824; joined the Brook Farm colony of whichNathaniel Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller and other distinguishedAmerican thinkers of their time were connected in 1842; trav-eled and studied abroad, 1846-1850; joined staff of the NewYork Tribune, 1857; delegate to the republican national con-ventions of 1860 and 1864; delegate at large to the constitu-tional convention of 1867; appointed in 1871 by President Grantto a committee which shou
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . ^. George William Curtis George William Curtis, editor and orator; born, Providence,R. I., February 24, 1824; joined the Brook Farm colony of whichNathaniel Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller and other distinguishedAmerican thinkers of their time were connected in 1842; trav-eled and studied abroad, 1846-1850; joined staff of the NewYork Tribune, 1857; delegate to the republican national con-ventions of 1860 and 1864; delegate at large to the constitu-tional convention of 1867; appointed in 1871 by President Grantto a committee which should draw up a plan of civil servicereform; bolted the Blaine ticket and came out for GroverCleveland in 1884; died at Staten Island, August 31, 1892.
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