George William Curtis (1824 -1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry.
He settled on Staten Island and instantly plunged into the whirl of life in New York, obtained a post on the Tribune, became a popular lecturer, started work on N.
Curtis returned from Europe in 1850, attractive, accomplished, and ambitious for Literary distinction.
A Republican, he spoke in favor of African-American equality and civil rights.
George William Curtis (1824 -1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry