William Augustus Reeder (August 28, 1849 – November 7, 1929) was a

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from

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

. Born near

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan St ...

, Reeder moved with his parents to

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, in 1853, attended the public schools, and taught school in Illinois 1863-1871. Reeder moved to

Beloit, Kansas Beloit is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,404. History On permanent organization of the county in 1870, Beloit was selected as the county seat ...

, in 1871, and served as principal of the Beloit public schools from 1871-1879. Reeder then moved to

Logan, Kansas Logan is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 460. History Logan was founded in 1870. It was named for Gen. John A. Logan. The first post office in Logan was established in M ...

, in 1880, and engaged in banking there. Reeder was interested in irrigation farming 1891-1901. Reeder was elected as a

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to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911). serving as chairman of the committee on mileage during the ( Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth congresses), and on the committee on the irrigation of arid lands during ( Sixtieth and Sixty-first congresses. Reeder was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910. Reeder moved to

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, in 1911 and to

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, in 1913, where he engaged in banking and in the real estate business until 1926. He died in

, on November 7, 1929, and was interred in Hollywood Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeder, William Augustus 1849 births 1929 deaths People from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania California Republicans Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas