Truman Reeves (August 17, 1840 – March 8, 1924) was

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from 1899 to 1907. He also was a member of the

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from 1883 to 1887 and treasurer of

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(1890–98). He was a Republican.

Biography

Reeves was born in

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in 1861. He was promoted from private to lieutenant, and was wounded three times—the last at the

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in 1864, where he lost his left arm. After the war, he was postmaster of

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until 1868, and was then elected recorder of

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. In 1867 he married Marion E. McConkey (1845–1930), with whom he raised two children. They moved to

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in 1875, where Reeves worked as a watchmaker and fruit grower. He died in 1924 and his grave is at the East Lawn Memorial Park in

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Biography
1840 births 1924 deaths Members of the California State Assembly Union Army officers State treasurers of California Politicians from Ashtabula, Ohio People from Chardon, Ohio Ohio Republicans California Republicans People from Orwell, Ohio People from San Bernardino, California 19th-century American politicians Military personnel from California {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub