Curtis Bean Dall
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Curtis Bean Dall was an American
stockbroker, Vice-Presidential candidate, author, and the first husband of Anna E. Roosevelt.
, the son of Charles and Mary Dall, and grew up on a farm in Piscataway Township, New Jersey
. He attended Princeton University
, became a stockbroker and was on the floor on Black Tuesday, the day of the 1929 Stock Market crash.
Anna's father was the 32nd U.S. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
, her mother the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt
. After briefly attending Cornell University
, she was married for the first time, in Hyde Park, New York
, in 1926 to stockbroker Curtis Bean Dall. They had two children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
on March 25, 1927, and Curtis Roosevelt
on April 19, 1930. "Mrs. Dall was divorced from her first husband, Curtis B. Dall, July 30, at Minden, Nev." (Syracuse Herald, January 18, 1935, p. 11.) Six months after her divorce, on January 18, 1935, she married journalist John Boettiger.
Curtis Dall is most well-known in recent times for his book My Exploited Father-in-law, in which he speaks of his father-in-law, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his relationship with, as he saw them, the corrupt power of the banking elite of the time. In reference to the Great Depression
of the 1930s he states: "Actually it was the calculated 'shearing' of the public by the World Money-Powers, triggered by the planned sudden shortage of the supply of call money in the New York money market."
Dall was the chairman of the board of the Amalgamated Broadcasting System
.
Dall became involved with the "racist Right's ill-fated efforts at forming a third party". In 1960 the Texas-based Constitution Party
put-up retired Marine Corps Brigadier General Merritt B. Curtis
for president, and campaign manager Curtis B. Dall for vice-president.
In 1968, his name was filed for the Presidential primaries in New Hampshire
. In 1971, he was Chairman of the Liberty Lobby
.
He died in Beaufort, South Carolina
in 1991, aged 94.
United States
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stockbroker, Vice-Presidential candidate, author, and the first husband of Anna E. Roosevelt.
Biography
Dall was born in New York CityNew York City
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, the son of Charles and Mary Dall, and grew up on a farm in Piscataway Township, New Jersey
Piscataway Township, New Jersey
The township consists of the following historic villages and areas: New Market, known as Quibbletown in the 18th Century, Randolphville, Fieldville and North Stelton...
. He attended Princeton University
Princeton University
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, became a stockbroker and was on the floor on Black Tuesday, the day of the 1929 Stock Market crash.
Anna's father was the 32nd U.S. President
President of the United States
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
, her mother the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...
. After briefly attending Cornell University
Cornell University
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, she was married for the first time, in Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park, New York
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, in 1926 to stockbroker Curtis Bean Dall. They had two children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves , librarian, educator, historian, editor is a granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her parents are Anna Roosevelt Dall and her first husband Curtis Bean Dall...
on March 25, 1927, and Curtis Roosevelt
Curtis Roosevelt
Curtis Roosevelt is the second eldest child of Anna Roosevelt and her first husband, Curtis Bean Dall. He is the eldest grandson of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. He is the younger brother of Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves...
on April 19, 1930. "Mrs. Dall was divorced from her first husband, Curtis B. Dall, July 30, at Minden, Nev." (Syracuse Herald, January 18, 1935, p. 11.) Six months after her divorce, on January 18, 1935, she married journalist John Boettiger.
Curtis Dall is most well-known in recent times for his book My Exploited Father-in-law, in which he speaks of his father-in-law, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his relationship with, as he saw them, the corrupt power of the banking elite of the time. In reference to the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
of the 1930s he states: "Actually it was the calculated 'shearing' of the public by the World Money-Powers, triggered by the planned sudden shortage of the supply of call money in the New York money market."
Dall was the chairman of the board of the Amalgamated Broadcasting System
Amalgamated Broadcasting System
The Amalgamated Broadcasting System was a radio network established on September 25, 1933 by two men: American comedian and radio star Ed Wynn, the "Fire Chief" of the original Fire Chief Program program on NBC and CBS; and Hungarian-born violinist Ota Gygi.Wynn had been concerned with two things:...
.
Dall became involved with the "racist Right's ill-fated efforts at forming a third party". In 1960 the Texas-based Constitution Party
Constitution Party (United States 1952)
The Constitution Party was a conservative third party in the United States, founded in 1952. For the 1952 presidential election, they nominated Douglas MacArthur for President and Harry F. Byrd for Vice-President, without permission from either candidate...
put-up retired Marine Corps Brigadier General Merritt B. Curtis
Merritt B. Curtis
Merritt B. Curtis, . Brigadier General, and lawyer who in 1960 ran for President of the United States in Washington with B. N. Miller and vice-president in Texas with Charles L. Sullivan under the Constitution Party banner...
for president, and campaign manager Curtis B. Dall for vice-president.
In 1968, his name was filed for the Presidential primaries in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
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. In 1971, he was Chairman of the Liberty Lobby
Liberty Lobby
Liberty Lobby was an American political advocacy organization founded in 1958 that went bankrupt in 2001. It was founded by Willis Carto. In their own words,-Antisemitic world-view:...
.
He died in Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. The city's population was 12,361 in the 2010 census. It is located in the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan...
in 1991, aged 94.
Sources
- Memorials > Curtis B. Daft '20, Princeton Alumni Weekly, June 3, 1992
- National Park Service bio of Anna
- Social Security Death Index
- "Curtis Bean Dall" on OneWorldTree, hosted at Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- Syracuse Herald, Jul 6, 1936. Picture of Curtis B Dall with his two children
- Syracuse Herald Journal, Feb 2, 1968. Picture. Name filed for New Hampshire Presidential primary
External links
Further reading
- The Franklin D Roosevelt Library at NARANaraNara can refer to:Geography* Nara, Attock, a village in Attock, Pakistan* Nara, Jhelum, a village in Jhelum, Pakistan* Nara, NWFP, Union Council of Abbottabad, Pakistan* Nara, Nara, capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan...
has recently "...received correspondence between Curtis B. Dall, Anna Roosevelt's first husband, and the Roosevelt family, donated by his daughter Mary Dall Twichell...." http://www.archives.gov/research/accessions/2006-quarter-3.html - The New York State Archives has 34 feet (10.4 m) of the Anna Roosevelt papers. http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/researchroom/rr_health_mh_recguide.shtml