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Charles Curtis
(1860-1936)
Born near Topeka, Kansas
Attended school at Kaw Mission
Spoke three languages--English, French, and Kansa
Became a jockey and rode racehorses
First American Indian U.S. vice president, elected with President Herbert Hoover in 1928
More on Charles Curtis
Short biography - Charles Curtis
In Kansas Historical Quarterly
On the Kaw Mission website
Curtis as a U.S. Senator
Items relating to Charles Curtis on Kansas Memory
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