Edward J. Curtis

Edward J. Curtis (1827 – December 31, 1895) was an American statesman, lawyer, journalist, military officer, pioneer, and frontiersman who served as Idaho's territorial secretary from 1869 to 1878 and then again from 1885 to 1890. He also held the position of Adjutant General of Idaho from 1890 to 1893, and previously, from 1854 to 1856, was a member of the California State Assembly.

Background and education Curtis was born in 1827 in Worcester, Massachusetts. There, he attended local public schools, and would later attend Princeton University in New Jersey, graduating with high honors, whereupon he returned to his hometown of Worcester but went to Boston shortly thereafter, beginning the study of law in the office of Rufus Choate. he was survived by his wife and all of his children, with the exception of his eldest son—as previously noted.

Curtis's funeral, organized by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, saw attendance from a hundred lodge members, the Ada County Bar Association, the Zouaves, and a military drill unit.