Henry Augustus Reeves (December 7, 1832 – March 4, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1869 to 1871.
Henry Augustus Reeves | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Taber |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Townsend |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1832 Sag Harbor, New York, US |
| Died | March 4, 1916 (aged 83) Greenport, New York, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Union College, Schenectady, New York |
Biography
editBorn in Sag Harbor, New York, Reeves attended private schools in Sag Harbor, the Southampton Academy, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor for three years, and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1852. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar.
He edited the Republican Watchman in Greenport from 1858 until his death.
Congress
editReeves was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). He resumed newspaper interests.
Later career and death
editHe was the supervisor of Southold Town from 1872 to 1894. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1887. He served as member of the State commission in lunacy from 1889 to 1897.
He died in Greenport, New York on March 4, 1916. He was interred in Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, New York.
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "Henry Augustus Reeves (id: R000138)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.