Frederick Kingsbury Curtis

Frederick Kingsbury Curtis I (February 3, 1863 – March 4, 1936) was a lawyer and a businessman, director of the Ann Arbor Railroad. He was secretary and treasurer, and a member of the board of directors of the United States & Porto Rico Navigation Company from 1903 to 1906. In addition, he served on the board of trustees of the Heye Foundation, which was associated with the Museum of the American Indian, founded by George Gustav Heye in 1916 and based on his collection. It opened to the public in 1922. Curtis married twice and had three daughters; the first, by his first wife, died in infancy. He had two daughters with his second wife. They both married and had their own families. Biography Frederick Kingsbury Curtis was born on February 3, 1863, in New York City. He received his A.B. from Yale University in 1884, and became a member of the New York City Bar Association in 1886.