2 Quotes & Sayings By Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis, the son of the late Charles Curtis, Sr., is best known as "the Father of Modern Broadcasting." He was a major figure in Oklahoma politics and a key figure in the development of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC). He was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on February 15, 1873. His father was William A. Curtis, a lawyer and legislator who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1888 to 1890
When William A. Curtis died in 1889, his widow married Dr. Willard F.
Hines, an attorney from Guthrie. Charles entered his father's law practice at age sixteen and two years later married Maude Lecompte Clark, who was the sister of future Governor Jim Lecompte. After working for his father for ten years, Mr.
Curtis established his own law firm in 1906.