William Eleroy Curtis
William Eleroy Curtis | |
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Picture printed in Review of Reviews, June 1892 | |
| Born | November 5, 1850 |
| Died | October 5, 1911 (aged 60) |
| Burial place | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
| Education | Western Reserve College (BA, MA, Litt.D) |
| Known for | Advocacy for Pan-Americanism, analysis of Latin America and international trade, newspaper coverage of Reconstruction and the Old West, Travel literature |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cora Belle Kepler |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Brooks Firestone (great-grandson) Kitty Cone (great-granddaughter) Andrew Firestone (great-great-grandson) |
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William Eleroy Curtis (November 5, 1850 – October 5, 1911) was an American journalist, author, diplomat, political activist, and exhibitor. He was a prominent proponent of Pan-Americanism. Curtis' partisan reporting earned him patronage appointments and advanced his ideological goals. His career reflected the influence of bias, cronyism, and imperialism on journalism during the Gilded Age. Curtis held a series of leadership roles in the State Department, as well as the supranational organizations which anticipated the Organization of American States.