Dexter Curtis (September 12, 1828 – May 15, 1898) was an American inventor, businessman, and politician.

Born in Schenectady, New York,[1] Curtis grew up on a farm.[1] He was in the lumber business and lived in Louisiana, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois.[1] In 1866, Curtis moved to the town of Burke, Dane County, Wisconsin and was a farmer.[1] Curtis invented and patented the Curtis zinc horse-collar pad. The factory for the horse-collar pads was located in Madison, Wisconsin.[2] He also operated a dry goods business. Curtis served on the Madison Common Council and was a Democrat.[1] In 1883, Curtis served in the Wisconsin State Senate from Madison, Wisconsin.[1][3] Curtis died in Madison, Wisconsin from a heart attack ("apoplexy of the heart").[1][2][4][5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Dexter Curtis Dead". Wisconsin State Journal. May 16, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b "Death of Dexter Curtis". The Weekly Wisconsin. May 21, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved December 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1883, Biographical Sketch of Dexter Curtis, p. 487.
  4. ^ Death of Dexter Curtis Well Known Collar Pad Man Succumbs to Apoplexy, Madison Democrat (Madison, Wisconsin), May 17, 1898
  5. ^ Wisconsin Its Story and Biography 1848–1913, volume 6, Ellis Baker Usher, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York: 1914, Biographical Sketch of William Dexter Curtis, pp. 1430–1432 (Information about his father Dexter Curtis).

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