Biography

02/27/1868 - 12/31/1945

Theodore Morris Kurtz, Sr. (R37) Indiana and Jefferson Counties 1909-1916

Early Life:

Theodore Morris Kurtz, Sr., born February 27, 1868, Young Township, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania; son of Doctor George Michael and Salome Hartzfelt Kurtz; Jefferson County public school education; Waynesburg College (now Waynesburg University); engaged, flour and feed business, Punxsutawney; purchased, Punxsutawney Spirit, 1892; shared an interest, McKnight Coal Company, Cambria Smokeless Coal Company; member, Punxsutawney Board of Trade; director, vice president, Punxsutawney National Bank; Burgess of Punxsutawney, 1897; chairman, Jefferson County Republican Committee, four terms; delegate, state nominating convention, 1898; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1909-1916; married, Alice Maud “Maud” Rowan Kurtz, children, Leone G Kurtz Lossman, Helen A Kurtz Kelso, Geraldine Kurtz Straitiff, Theodore M. Kurtz, Jr., George Harvey Kurtz; Donald F Kurtz;  died, December 31, 1945 (aged 77), Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania; interment, Circle Hill Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 37th district, Indiana and Jefferson Counties, 1909-1916; committee assignments, Appropriations, Corporations, Judiciary Special, Public Health and Sanitation, Public Roads and Highways, (Chairman), Railroads.

Legacy:

T. M. Kurtz House, also known as the Pennsylvania Memorial Home, added, National Register of Historic Places, 1988.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1916). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1116, 1123-1126, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1095.

Theodore Morris Kurtz Sr. (1868-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial