# Edwin U. Curtis — The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge character guide

> Edwin U. Curtis in The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge by Calvin Coolidge.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Commissioner Edwin U. Curtis, Commissioner Curtis

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-the-law-and-politics

## Who they are

Boston's stubborn police commissioner, whose refusal to recognize a union in 1919 handed Governor Coolidge his defining moment.

## Relationships

### [Governor McCall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/governor_mccall)

_professional_

Curtis and McCall likely collaborated on legal or administrative matters in Massachusetts government.

### [W. Murray Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/w_murray_crane)

_professional_

Curtis and Crane worked together in Massachusetts politics, with Crane being a powerful senator and mentor.

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