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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriJohn William REID
(1821-1881)
REID, John William, a
Representative from Missouri; born near Lynchburg, Bedford County,
Va., June 14, 1821; attended the common schools; moved to Missouri
in 1840; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Jefferson City, Mo., in 1844; served as
captain in the Mexican War; member of the State house of
representatives 1854-1856; elected as a Democrat to the
Thirty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1861, to December
2, 1861; withdrew from the House of Representatives on August 3,
1861, and was expelled by the Thirty-seventh Congress on December
2, 1861, for having taken up arms against the Union; during the
Civil War served in the Confederate Army as volunteer aide to
General Price; appointed a commissioner to adjust claims against
the Confederate Government; settled in Kansas City, Mo.; resumed
the practice of his profession and engaged in banking; died at Lees
Summit, Jackson County, Mo., November 22, 1881; interment in
Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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