T. Spicer Curlett

T. Spicer Curlett was a state legislator in Virginia. He was a Republican during Reconstruction before leaving the party.[1] The Chesapeake Watchman lampooned his candidacy and denounced his previous affiliation with Republicans.[2] Henry Straughan Hathaway who owned Enon Hall wrote to him denouncing his political affiliation with blacks.[3]

John Curlett (died February 17, 1896) of Maryland, a bank director and philanthropist, was his father.[4]

He was an officer with the Maryland Volunteers during the American Civil War. A photograph of him in uniform sold at auction.[5] He represented Lancaster County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1875 to 1879 and 1885 to 1887.[3]

References
  1. "House History".
  2. "chesapeake watchman 2". The Free Lance. Newspapers.com. 2019-01-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. "Enon Hall - "Henry Straughan Hathaway -- Portrait in Lancaster Court House"".
  4. Forrest, Clarence H. (1898). "Official History of the Fire Department of the City of Baltimore: Together with Biographies and Portraits of Eminent Citizens of Baltimore".


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