Английская Википедия:Curtis H. Castle
Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Curtis Harvey Castle (October 4, 1848 – July 12, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from California.
Biography
Castle was born near Galesburg, Illinois on October 4, 1848, and attended the public schools and Knox College.Шаблон:Sfn In 1872, he graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and Northwestern later awarded him a Master of Arts degree.Шаблон:Sfn
After graduating from college, Castle served as principal of the Washington, Texas public schools from 1872 to 1876.Шаблон:Sfn In 1878, he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Keokuk, Iowa.Шаблон:Sfn After becoming a doctor, he practiced in Fulton County, Illinois and Wayland, Iowa until 1882.Шаблон:Sfn
Castle moved to Point Arena, California in 1882, and to Merced County in 1888, where he continued the practice of medicine.Шаблон:Sfn After moving to California, he was a member of the American Academy of Medicine and several local and county medical societies.Шаблон:Sfn Having previously been a Republican, in the 1890s he became active in politics as a Populist.Шаблон:Sfn He served as chairman of the party in Merced County, and a member of its California state executive committee.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1896, Castle was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress as a Populist with support from the Democrats, and served one term (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899).Шаблон:Sfn He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898, and resumed practicing of medicine in Merced.Шаблон:Sfn In 1901, Castle moved to San Francisco, where he continued to practice medicine.Шаблон:Sfn In 1903, Castle moved to Dinuba, where he practiced medicine in addition to owning and operating a peach orchard, vineyard, and land for growing grapes that were used in producing raisins.Шаблон:Sfn Castle also had ownership stakes in companies that developed the Coalinga Oil Field.Шаблон:Sfn
Retirement and death
Castle retired to Santa Barbara, California, where he lived until his death on July 12, 1928.Шаблон:Sfn He was cremated and the ashes were deposited in the mausoleum of the Santa Barbara Cemetery and Crematory.Шаблон:Sfn
Family
Castle's first wife was Susan Alma Tabor, with whom he had two children, Grace Imogene Castle and Curtis Harvey Castle Jr.Шаблон:Sfn After her death, Castle married Virginia Nixon Wills, with whom he had four children, Paul Long Castle, Chandos Barret Castle, Mercedes Castle, and Genevieve Wills Castle. Paul Long Castle died shortly after his birth on the first of February 1892. Шаблон:Sfn
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