George B. Reed
George Reed | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 2, 1865 – January 2, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Vilas |
| Succeeded by | Carl Schmidt |
| County Judge of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Ezekiel Ricker |
| Succeeded by | George C. Lee |
| 1st Village President of Manitowoc, Wisconsin | |
| In office May 12, 1851 – April 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Bennett |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Waukesha County | |
| In office October 4, 1847 – May 29, 1848 Serving with Leonard Martin | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bond & Chauncey G. Heath |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1807 Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1883 (aged 75) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Newhall House Hotel Fire |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee |
| Political party | Democratic |
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George B. Reed (November 9, 1807 – January 10, 1883) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served six years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Manitowoc County. He is the namesake of Reedsville, Wisconsin.
Background and early years[]
Born in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, he studied at Middlebury College and studied law in Vermont. He moved to Milwaukee, Michigan Territory, in 1834, possibly from Chicago. He is believed to have been the first attorney to move to the Wisconsin Territory, and was for many years an advisor to Solomon Juneau.[1]
His brother Curtis Reed would become Mayor of Menasha, Wisconsin, and their brother Harrison Reed, Governor of Florida.
George Reed moved to Waukesha County, Wisconsin, to the town of Summit, where he farmed. While in Summit, he served in the first and in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives in 1847-1848. Eventually he moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1850; while in Manitowoc, Reed served as a two-year term as county judge of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and was elected as the first village president of Manitowoc upon its incorporation as a village.[2]
In 1854, Reed and Jacob Lueps bought a portion of the town of Maple Grove and had it surveyed and platted. These 56 blocks became the village of Mud Creek, later renamed Reedsville after "Judge Reed" (as he was widely known).[3]
Reed served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1865-1870.
Reed was involved in the railroad business. He died in the Newhall House Hotel Fire in Milwaukee in 1883.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Falge, Louis, editor-in-chief. History of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1912; vol. 2, p. 576
- ^ Ehlert, Edward. Manitowoc County Historical Society: occupational monograph 36, 1978 series. Courts and the legal profession in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. From about 1820 to the present Manitowoc: Manitowoc County Historical Society, 1978; p. 9
- ^ Zarnoth, Dorothy, ed. History of Reedsville to 1976 Brillion, Wisconsin: Zander Press, [1976?; p. 2
- ^ "Reed, George 1807 - 1883". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ 'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Qualife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1918, Biographical Sketch of George Reed, pg. 778
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- People from Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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