Curtis D. Wilbur
Politician, Author
1867 – 1954
Who was Curtis D. Wilbur?
Curtis Dwight Wilbur was born in Iowa. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1884. Shortly after graduation, Curtis Wilbur resigned his commission, a common practice at the time, and moved to Riverside, California. He was admitted to the California bar in 1890 and served as Los Angeles Deputy Assistant District Attorney. Curtis Wilbur moved to the Superior Court in 1903, and finally, in 1918, to the California Supreme Court where he served as the 19th Chief Justice of California. Curtis Wilbur lived with his wife and children in a grand home completed in 1904 on Frederick Knob in San Francisco. He was born in Boonesboro, Iowa.
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- Born
- May 10, 1867
Boone County - Also known as
- Curtis Wilbur
- Spouses
- Religion
- Congregational church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Sep 8, 1954
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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