Original: Charles Curtis ( January 25 , 1860 -- February 8 , 1936 ) was a United States Representative , a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues , and the 31st Vice President of the United States .
Simplified: Charles Curtis ( January 25 , 1860 -- February 8 , 1936 ) was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the thirty-first Vice President of the United States .