Overview
Charles Berwick Curtis (18 March 1795 – 26 October 1876) was a manufacturer of gunpowder who was also deputy chairman of a life insurance company.
Early life and family
Curtis was born on 18 March 1795 at Edmonton, Middlesex, the son of Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet and Anne Constable. He married Henrietta Pearson on 30 November 1822.
Curtis had several children. His son, Spencer Henry Curtis (1833–1913), was a successful merchant associated with companies that traded with the West Indies.
Latterly, Curtis was resident at 105 Eaton Square, London.
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