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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaDavid Addison REESE
(1794-1871)
REESE, David Addison, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Charlotte, N.C., March 3,
1794; attended the public schools and was instructed in the
classics by a private tutor; studied medicine; was graduated from
the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., and commenced
practice in Elberton, Ga.; moved to Monticello, Ga., and continued
the practice of medicine; member of the State senate in 1829, 1830,
1834, 1835, and 1836; member of the board of trustees of the
University of Georgia at Athens for twenty-five years; elected as a
Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855);
moved to Auburn, Ala., and resumed the practice of medicine; died
in Auburn December 16, 1871; interment in Hopewell Cemetery, West
Point, Troup County, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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