Gideon Reynolds (August 9, 1813 – July 13, 1896) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from New York. Born in

Petersburg, New York Petersburgh is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,525 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early settler named Peter Simmons. History The area was settled arou ...

, Reynolds was educated in private schools. He moved with his father to Hoosick, New York in 1836 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State assembly in 1839. Sheriff of

Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,130. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the l ...

from 1843 to 1846. Reynolds was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850. He resumed agricultural pursuits in Rensselaer County. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1856 and 1860. He served as member of the Republican State central committee. He was appointed internal revenue collector for the fifteenth district of New York on September 9, 1862, and served until March 31, 1865, when he resigned. He served as member of the board of supervisors of Hoosick in 1875. He died in Hoosick, New York, July 13, 1896. He was interred in the Hoosick Rural Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Gideon 1813 births 1896 deaths New York (state) Republicans Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Members of the New York State Assembly People from Petersburgh, New York People from Hoosick, New York 19th-century American politicians