Curtis Bean Dall

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Curtis Bean Dall was born 24 Oct 1896 in Manhattan<sup>[[#Notes|A]]</sup>, New York City, [[New York]], the son of Charles Austin Dall<sup>[[#Notes|D]]</sup> and his wife Mary Bean.  The family lived in 1900 in Montclair, Essex County, [[New Jersey]], but by 1910 they lived on a farm in Piscataway, Middlesex County, [[New Jersey]].<sup>[[#Notes|B]]</sup>  His uncle Cornelius "Neely" Agnew of the Farmer's Loan and Trust Company having been a member of Princeton's Class of 1891, influenced him to go there as well. (''F.D.R.'', p. 15)  He attended Princeton University<sup>[[#Notes|A]]</sup>, and later served in the Navy during World War I, in England and in France. (''F.D.R.'', p. 12)  He was stationed as an ensign at Guipavas, and was present as one of the many spectators in Dec 1918, when then-president Woodrow Wilson arrived in Brest for the Peace Conference. (''F.D.R.'', p. 13-14)  In 1926 he was working for the banking firm Lehman Brothers, organizing a department "...which involved the wholesaling of new stock and bond issues...." (''F.D.R.'', p. 13)
 
Curtis Bean Dall was born 24 Oct 1896 in Manhattan<sup>[[#Notes|A]]</sup>, New York City, [[New York]], the son of Charles Austin Dall<sup>[[#Notes|D]]</sup> and his wife Mary Bean.  The family lived in 1900 in Montclair, Essex County, [[New Jersey]], but by 1910 they lived on a farm in Piscataway, Middlesex County, [[New Jersey]].<sup>[[#Notes|B]]</sup>  His uncle Cornelius "Neely" Agnew of the Farmer's Loan and Trust Company having been a member of Princeton's Class of 1891, influenced him to go there as well. (''F.D.R.'', p. 15)  He attended Princeton University<sup>[[#Notes|A]]</sup>, and later served in the Navy during World War I, in England and in France. (''F.D.R.'', p. 12)  He was stationed as an ensign at Guipavas, and was present as one of the many spectators in Dec 1918, when then-president Woodrow Wilson arrived in Brest for the Peace Conference. (''F.D.R.'', p. 13-14)  In 1926 he was working for the banking firm Lehman Brothers, organizing a department "...which involved the wholesaling of new stock and bond issues...." (''F.D.R.'', p. 13)
  

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