The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography; 15, 352-3 James R. Reid, Member of the Continental Congress, 1787-1788

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James B. Reid, Member

of the Continental

Congress.

JAMES R. REID, MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL 1787-1788.

CONGRESS, BY WILLIAM

R.

son

H.

EGLE,

M.D.

of James

a native

of the of Ireland, was born York Township, of in the Province He 1747. year Pennsylvania, County, a classical in the school education of Dr. Ali received for the law. Like intended of his son, and was many James

Reid,

north

school-mates, he entered

when

Reid, in Chanceford

the French

and

Indian

war

broke

out

and was with Forbes's the military service, as an It is doubt FortDuquesne ensign. against expedition to the study of the law, as he possessed ful if he returned the outset an ample At of the Revolutionary fortune. an active partisan, was commissioned, became he struggle of Captain Thomas Church's 6,1776, first lieutenant January Colonel Anthony Wayne's company, (Fourth Pennsylvania)

; promoted 3, 1776 ; promoted captain November Hazen's of September Own") regiment (" Congress's major is that of this gal 1, 1777, and the history of that contingent Pie was one of the original members of the lant officer. battalion

On the 13th of November, of the Cincinnati. Society elected him a member of Pennsylvania the Assembly He his seat on the 19th took Continental Congress.

of De

of that body expiration died at Car Major Reid on 4th he the of to 1790. which removed, April, lisle, place a estate to left that he his year, will, proved April 30, large By Thomas brothers his wife Frances, John, Samuel, William, cember

under

following, the Federal

serving until Constitution.

1787, of the

the

and Mrs. and to his sisters, Mrs. Stephens and Benjamin, he left one James To his nephew, McKarson. Stephens, son acres of land in Kentucky thousand ; toWilliam Irvine, land in the of General William Irvine, by Yirginia assigned General

Henry

Lee

; to Callendar

Duncan,

son of Thomas

James R. Reid, Member

of the Continental

Congress.

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the land granted by the State of Pennsylvania. To Duncan, son Thomas he of Dr. William Shippen, bequeathed Shippen, " his eagle, in hopes that the Society of Council [Cincinnati] a man who abroad has done so much will admit as member to honor his country." His to Thomas Dun library went can. name a wrote Reid his with mid Major Although was assumed dle letter,?"R,"?this him to be distin by from other James Reeds, Reads, and Reids, of whom guished a there were was a His number. mother, however, large no He left children. Ramsey.

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