George Curtis Langdon (April 5, 1833 – June 5, 1909) was the 38th mayor of Detroit, Michigan.

George Curtis Langdon was born in Geneva, New York April 5, 1833, the son of A. M.

[1][2] He went to school in Batavia, New York and Farmington, Connecticut, and at the age of 18 became a clerk for the wholesale firm of Lord, Warren, Slater & Co.[1] The next year he returned to Geneva, and his father sent him to Flint, Michigan to become a farmer.

After three years on the farm, Langdon moved to Detroit and entered Gregory Commercial College to study bookkeeping.

[1] After serving as mayor, Langdon suffered a number of setbacks which decimated his personal wealth and forced him to hire on as a clerk at the City Hall.