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James L. Curtis (1870 – October 24, 1917) was the American Minister Resident/Consul General to Liberia (1915–1917).^[1] During his tenure, Curtis was able to obtain Liberia's support for the Allied cause in World War I.^[2]

Curtis died in Free Town, Sierra Leone where he had gone to have an operation related to an undisclosed illness. Prior to his tenure as ambassador, he was a lawyer most closely associated with Tammany Hall.^[3]

References

^ "James L. Curtis (1870–1917)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ Private Politics and Public Voices: Black Women's Activism from World War I
^ "James L. Curtis Dies in Africa". The New York Age. November 1, 1917. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

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[OotH-1] "James L. Curtis (1870–1917)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[2] Private Politics and Public Voices: Black Women's Activism from World War I

[Age-3] "James L. Curtis Dies in Africa". The New York Age. November 1, 1917. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

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