Dennis A. Reed was a member of the

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Biography

Reed was born on March 4, 1822, in

Norwalk, Ohio Norwalk is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, Huron County. The population was 17,012 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. The city is the center of the Norwalk, OH μSA, Norwalk Micropolitan Stat ...

. He later resided in

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, and Sturgeon Bay in

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. During the

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, he became a

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with the 49th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the

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Political career

Reed was Ottawa County judge from 1850 to 1852. He was a member of the assembly during the 1865 Session. Previously, he was postmaster of the assembly in 1857 and assistant sergeant-at-arms of the assembly in 1858. Additionally, Reed was district attorney of

. He was an

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References

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