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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriDavid REA
(1831-1901)
REA, David, a
Representative from Missouri; born near New Marion, Ripley County,
Ind., January 19, 1831; attended the common schools; moved to
Missouri with his parents, who settled in Andrew County in 1842;
engaged in agricultural pursuits near Rosendale; taught school in
the country 1849-1854; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1862
and commenced practice in Savannah, Mo., in 1863; during the Civil
War enlisted in the Union Army and served successively as first
lieutenant, captain, quartermaster, and lieutenant colonel; resumed
the practice of his profession in Savannah; member of the board of
education; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879); was an
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth
Congress; engaged in the practice of law in Savannah, Mo., until
his death in that city on June 13, 1901; interment in the City
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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