William Augustus Reeder

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Eunice H Andrews Reeder
(m. 1876;died 1921)
William A. Reeder
William Augustus Reeder (cropped).jpg
Reeder photographed by CM Bell studio
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Kansas's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1899 March 3, 1911
ChildrenLeland Parker Reeder
Occupation

William Augustus Reeder (August 28, 1849 – November 7, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

Born near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Reeder moved with his parents to Ipava, Illinois, in 1853, attended the public schools, and "at the age of 14, he began teaching in the public schools, a vocation he followed until 30 years of age". [1] Reeder moved to Beloit, Kansas, in 1871, and served as principal of the Beloit public schools from 1871-1879. Reeder then moved to Logan, Kansas, in 1880, and engaged in banking there. Reeder was interested in irrigation farming 1891-1901.[ citation needed ]

Reeder was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911). [1] serving as chairman of the committee on mileage during the (Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth congresses), and on the committee on the irrigation of arid lands during Sixtieth and Sixty-first congresses. Reeder was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.

Reeder moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1911 and to Beverly Hills, California, in 1913, where he engaged in banking and in the real estate business until 1926. He died in Beverly Hills, California, on November 7, 1929, and was interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Hollywood, California. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 36. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/william-augustus-reeder/16955
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 6th congressional district

1899-1911
Succeeded by

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