Walter Reeves
Walter Reeves | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin F. Marsh |
Succeeded by | Howard M. Snapp |
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Born | Brownsville, Pennsylvania | September 25, 1848
Died | April 9, 1909 Streator, Illinois | (aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
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Walter Reeves (September 25, 1848 – April 9, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Biography
Walter Reeves was born near Brownsville, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1948.[1] He moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they settled upon a farm in La Salle County.
He attended the public schools, and later taught school while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in Mount Vernon, Illinois, in 1875, and commenced practice in Streator, Illinois.[1]
Reeves was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903). He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1900. He resumed the practice of law.
He died at his home in Streator, Illinois on April 9, 1909, and was interred in Riverview Cemetery.[2]
References
- United States Congress. "Walter Reeves (id: R000139)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b Moses, John, ed. (1896). Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Volume. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 347–348. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Death of Reeves". Harrisburg Daily Independent. Streator, Illinois. Associated Press. April 10, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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