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James Randolph Reid (August 11, 1750 – January 25, 1789) was an
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soldier in the Revolutionary War. He later served as a delegate for
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to the
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from 1787 until 1789. Reid was born in Hamilton Township in what was then
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. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now
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) in 1775 and joined the Continental Army as a lieutenant. He rose to the rank of major, and was 2nd in command of
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. After the war, Reid was one of the veterans who received a patent or land grant. He took his land in Middlesex Township of
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after his discharge in 1781. This remained his home of the rest of his life. In 1787, the Pennsylvania legislature named Reid as one of their delegates to the Continental Congress, and he held this honor for three years until his death in 1789.


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Continental Congressmen from Pennsylvania 18th-century American politicians Continental Army officers from Canada 1750 births 1789 deaths {{US-hist-stub