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Lewis Beers Curtis
d.1938
Facts and Events
Research notes
- In 1882 Roderick [Perry Curtis] entered into partnership with William D. Forbes to form Forbes & Curtis, a manufacturer of machine tools in Bridgeport, Connecticut. After Forbes withdrew from business in 1887, Roderick was joined by his brother [Lewis Beers Curtis] and the firm became known as Curtis & Curtis. After Roderick's death in 1909, Lewis Beers Curtis continued to manage Curtis & Curtis.
- He was also president of Beers Realty Co., which held many of the assets of Joseph D. Beers [his grandfather] and Lewis Curtis [his father], and the People's Savings Bank of Bridgeport.
- At his death in 1938 Lewis Beers Curtis left an estate of more than $6,000,000.
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