New-York tribune., 1894-03-29
GEO TICKNOR CURTIS DEAD
UNEXPECTED END OF THE WE'LL
KNOWN LAWYER.
HE HAD BEEN Ill. FROM PNBUMONIA-SKETCH

HE HAD BEEN ILL FROM PNBUMoNIA-SKETCH
OF HIS LIrE-HIs LITERARY CAREER.
George Ticknor Curtis the venerable lawyer. was
found unconscious in his bed at his home. No All
Park-ave about noon yesterday. and died soon
afterward from heart failure superinduced by
brief attack OF acute pneumonia Mr.. curtis Was
born in Waertown. Mass. a few miles from boston,
In 1872 He was a brother OF Benjamin RopOshs
Curtis a Justice OF the United States supreme
Court, and a nephew Of George Tlcknor Cur's' oi
Boston, a we-known literary man in his time and
a professor Of languages in Harvard College lie
was graduated from Harvard College In 1872,
and for a time afterward taught school in Green
field. Mass. lie read law in the Office OF Charies
Pelham Curtis a distant relative, in Boston, ana
afterward began its practice in that city. lie was
a Democrat in politics, and during the Rebellion his
activity in that line Of political endeavor led 10
belief that he was somewhat in favor OF Southern
principles though he was really Cnonist al
though not an extreme Abolitonist Among his
classmates al Harvard were the Rev. Dr. Bellows
and others who afterward. like himself became
eminent He began to practise law IN Boston al'er
a tour abroad and soon gained great prominence III
MS profession his specaltes being patent and con-
sttutiOnal law
He argued the law points in the Dred Scott case
before the United States Supreme Court while MS
brother was the bench AS an intimate personal
friend OF Daniel Webster, he was one OF Webster
literary executors ana wrote the lie oi td1 i'4N'
trious statesman, which appeared in 1870. lie was
prolific author Among his works besides the life OF
Webster are the standard text book of Curtis on
Patents" History Of the Constitution Of the United
States" a treatise copyrights" a book on Al
miralty Law" one on Equity and Precedents ana
a biography OF President James Buchanan. ABOUT
ten years ago he wrote Creation or Evolution
which was followed by a novel entitled "@Johi @
CharaXes." written under a nom de plume. H S!i.cc
then he had confined himself exclusively 10 writing
st~ffc los fDrf
Mr. Curtis came to this city and opened @ law OF
in many historic patent suits, among "nlcn WI W.
the Cor revolver suits. the Goodyear ruppeT caSes
and celebrated sewing machine litigation. lie aiSo
argued many important War-cldlm cotton casts Iic
had an office in Washington for three years lie
gave up active practice six years ago. lie Was an an
intimate friend Of Charles MacCready, the famous
in his day and generation exercised great innuence
i'm a sorli-pubic way through his intimate associa-
tion with prominent men OF his time Nhlle ior-
morv active in Democratic politics and at one tine
a sympathizer with Tammany Hail. he never held
any public office except that OF Justice or the IetCe
i'm Boston He was not essentially a club man, put
Was at one time I member OF the Manhattan Clup.
He had been married twice. HIS hrst wlte Vas, Vas d
daughter of Justice Joseph story, or the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court. and a sister or Williani
v story the well-known sculptor. They had two
sons-C George Tcknor Curtis. jr., lawyer IN TINS
city who died about six years ago and Joseph
south Africa His second wife who survives
Of Joseph Mystr0m. Swedish iron merchant
who lived at Morrlstown. " J. Her sister was the
wife Of the famous patent lawyer tne lats Lu"aro VAR
y. Dckorson They had six children, three sons
and three daughters. all of whom survive and are
unmarried. one Of his nieces IS the wife or Pr.S
dent Seth Low of Columbia College. and another th'
wife Of William G.. Low. of Brooklyn. The funera
services will be held In Trinity Chapel at 10 a. m 10
morrow The Rev Or Nibbert, rector OF tne Shape
and the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix. rector or TRINITY
Church. will oflicate. The burial will probably be N
NoodlaWn Cemetery