CURTIS, Matthew. Machine maker at Manchester, employing 1000 persons, his cotton machinery was sent all over the world; elected a member of the first town council of Manchester after the charter was granted in 1839; mayor of Manchester 1860–1 and 1875–6. d. Manchester 9 June 1887.
CURTIS, Samuel. b. Walworth, London 1779; nurseryman in Essex; proprietor of Botanical Mag. 1801–46; F.L.S. 20 Nov. 1810; built a house called La Chaise at Rozel in Jersey, where he d. 6 Jany. 1860. Proc. of Linnæan Soc. (1860) p. 22.
CURTIS, Rev. Thomas. b. England about 1780; publisher in London; published the Encyclopædia Metropolitana 59 parts 1817–45; went to the United States 1829; pastor of Baptist church in Wentworth st. Charleston some years; established a young ladies school at Limestone Spring; a very powerful preacher. d. in a burning steamer on the Potomac river 1858.
CURTIS, Rev. Thomas F. (son of the preceding). b. England 26 Sep. 1815; pastor of a baptist church near Boston, U.S.; professor of theology in Lewisbury Univ. Panama to 1865; lived at Cambridge, Mass. 1867 to death; author of Progress of Baptist principles in the last hundred years 1857; The human element in the inspiration of the Sacred Scriptures 1867 in which he repudiated inspiration and authenticity of much of the Old Testament and part of the New. d. Cambridge 9 Aug. 1872.
CURTIS, William Frederick (eld. child of Timothy Abraham Curtis 1786–1857, governor of Bank of England 1838). b. 4 May 1810; cornet 1 Bombay light cavalry 26 July 1833; deputy judge advocate general 17 July 1851 to 12 Jany. 1857; lieut.-col. 21 hussars 4 April 1860 to 4 March 1868 when placed on h.p.; placed on retired list 4 May 1880; L.G. 8 May 1881. d. Upper Norwood, Surrey 2 Sep. 1882.
CURWEN, Rev. John (eld. son of Rev. Spedding Curwen 1790–1856, Independent minister). b. Hurst house, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire 14 Nov. 1816; assistant pastor independent chapel, Basingstoke 1838; co-pastor at Stowmarket, Suffolk 1841; pastor at Plaistow, Essex 1844–64; invented the ‘Look and say’ method of learning to read 1839; advocated Tonic Sol-fa system of teaching music in a series of articles in Independent Mag. 1842, lectured on the system 1853–56; started The Tonic Sol-fa Reporter 1853; sided ardently with the North on outbreak of American civil war 1861, published various tracts on the subject and organised the first Freed slaves aid society in England; Euing lecturer at Anderson’s college, Glasgow 1866–1867; member of West Ham school board 1871–73; founded Tonic Sol-fa college at Forest Gate, Essex, incorporated 1875, opened 1879 where there is a portrait of him; author of Singing for schools and congregations, a grammar of vocal music 1848; Pupils’ manual of the Tonic Sol-fa method of singing 1852; Peoples service of song 1863. d. Heaton house, Heaton Mersey, Lancs. 26 May 1880. bur. Ilford cemetery 3 June. Memorials of John Curwen (1882), portrait; Grove’s Dict. of Music iv, 144–50 (1884).
CURZON, Edward. b. 9 Dec. 1789; entered navy 7 Nov. 1804; captain 8 Feb. 1823; captain of the Asia 84 guns 1826–28; retired V.A. 5 Jany. 1858; C.B. 18 Nov. 1827. d. St. Anne’s, Derby 7 March 1862.
CURZON, Edward Cecil (younger son of the succeeding). b. 8 Nov. 1812; ed. at Harrow and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1834, M.A. 1840; barrister L.I. 7 May 1840; registrar of copyright of designs 1842–63; registrar of joint stock companies 1863–76. d. Scarsdale house, Wright’s lane, Kensington, London 12 Feb. 1885.
CURZON, Robert (2 son of 1 Viscount Curzon 1733–1820). b. 13 Feb. 1774; ed. at Westminster and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1795; M.P. for Clitheroe, Lancs. 1 June 1796 to 23 April 1831. d. Parham park near Steyning, Sussex 14 May 1863.
CUSACK, James William (3 son of Athanasius Cusack of Laragh house, co. Kildare 1749–1813). b. 1788; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; M.R.C.S. 1812; resident surgeon in Steevens’ hospital, Dublin 1812, visiting surgeon to 1857; surgeon to Swift’s hospital for the insane; an original projector of Park st. school of medicine; M.D. Dublin 1850; professor of surgery in Univ. of Dublin 1852 to death; surgeon in ord. to Queen in Ireland, July 1858 to death; sec. to Royal college of surgeons Ireland long time, pres. 3 times; famous as a lithotomist. d. 7 Merrion sq. north Dublin 25 Sep. 1861 in 74 year. Dublin Quarterly Journal of medical science xxxiii, 255–58 (1862).