Walter Reeves | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Marsh |
| Succeeded by | Howard M. Snapp |
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| Born | (1848-09-25)September 25, 1848 |
| Died | April 9, 1909(1909-04-09) (aged 60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Republican |
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Walter Reeves (September 25, 1848 – April 9, 1909) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served four terms as aU.S. representative fromIllinois from 1895 to 1903.
Walter Reeves was born nearBrownsville, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1848.[1] He moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they settled upon a farm in La Salle County.
He attended the public schools, and later taught school while studying law. He wasadmitted to the bar inMount Vernon, Illinois, in 1875, and commenced practice inStreator, Illinois.[1]
Reeves was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903).He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-seventh Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902.He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1900.
After Congress, he resumed the practice of law.
He died at his home inStreator, Illinois on April 9, 1909, and was interred in Riverview Cemetery.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 11th congressional district 1895–1903 | Succeeded by |
