Famous People with Name Curtiss

Curtiss Patrick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Curtiss Patrick: is an American ice hockey player.Curtiss has appeared in 172 games in the ECHL for the Wheeling Nailers and 11 games in the AHL, ten for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and one for the Springfield Falcons, posting 8 goals, 19 assists, and 516 minutes

Glenn Hammond Curtiss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Hammond Curtiss: was an American aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.On 7 March 1898, Curtiss married Lena Pearl Neff, daughter of Guy L. Neff, in Logansport, Indiana. Curtiss began his career as a bicycle racer, Western Union bicycle messenger, and bicycle shop owner. He developed an interest in motorcycles when internal combustion engines became more available. He began manufacturing motor-bicycles with his own single cylinder internal combustion engines, the first with a tomato can for a carburetor. In 1903 he set a motorcycle land speed record at 64 mph (103 km/h) for one mile (1.6 km). In 1907 he set a new record of 136.36 mph (219.31 km/h),

Charles Curtiss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Curtiss: was an American Communist. In 1928, Charles Curtiss joined the Communist League of America, the Trotskyist movement led by James P. Cannon. As a printer, Curtiss took the responsibility for producing the movement’s weekly paper The Militant. In 1932, Curt

Harvey Willard Curtiss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harvey Willard Curtiss: was an American politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1877 to 1878. He was a Republican and represented Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland.