Jehu Curtis (October 19, 1692 – November 18, 1753) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Colonial Delaware Supreme Court from 1743 until his death in 1753.
The court that year consisted of three members: Ryves Holt, Curtis, and Nicholas Ridgely.
[2] An epitaph in memory of Curtis was written by Benjamin Franklin, and said the following: "To the memory of Jehu Curtis, Esquire, Late Speaker of the Assembly; A Judge of the Supreme Court; Treasurer and Trustee of the Loan Office; who departed this Life, November 18, 1753, aged 61 years."
If to be Prudent in Council, Upright in Judgment, Faithful in Trust, Give Value to the Publick Man; If to be Sincere in Friendship, Affectionate to Relations.
And Kind to all around him, Make the Private Man amiable, Thy death, O Curtis, As a general Loss, Long shall be lamented.