Robert Reid
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Robert Raymond Reid (1789 - 1841)

Robert Raymond Reid
Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1836 [location unknown]
Died at age 51 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United Statesmap
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Preceded by
3rd Territorial Governor
Richard K. Call
Robert R. Reid
4th Governor of
Florida Territory
1839—1841
Succeeded by
5th Territorial Governor
Richard K. Call

Biography

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Robert Reid is Notable.

Robert Reid was born in Prince William Parish, S.C., on September 8, 1789. He was educated in Augusta, Ga., and practiced law there. Reid began public service at age 27 as a judge and later served Georgia in the U.S. Congress. In May 1832, he was appointed U.S. Judge of East Florida by President Andrew Jackson.

President Martin Van Buren appointed Reid governor of Florida in December 1839. Reid presided at the convention that drafted Florida's first constitution and advocated a vigorous prosecution of the Second Seminole War. He died at his home near Tallahassee on July 1, 1841, a victim of a yellow fever epidemic.

Sources

  • Findagrave.com/memorial/22158672/robert-raymond-reid
  • Robert R. Reid on Wikipedia
  • Dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/florida-governors/robert-raymond-reid/




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