Robert Raymond Reid

Robert Raymond Reid (born September 8, 1789 in Prince William Parish , South Carolina , † July 1, 1841 in Blackwood , Florida ) was an American politician and governor of the Florida Territory from 1839 to 1841 . He also represented the state of Georgia as a member of the US House of Representatives between 1819 and 1823 .

Career

Robert Reid attended South Carolina College , later the University of South Carolina . He then moved to Augusta , Georgia, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1810. Then he began to work in this profession. In 1816 he was appointed a Georgia judge.

Between February 18, 1819 and March 3, 1823 he represented the fifth constituency of the state of Georgia in Congress as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . After the end of his second term, he served as a judge in various Georgia courts until 1832. In 1832 he was appointed federal judge for the eastern part of the Florida Territory by President Andrew Jackson . He held this office until 1839. That year President Martin Van Buren appointed him the new Territorial Governor of Florida. Robert Reid was instrumental in drafting the first constitution of the later state of Florida. He was also an operator of the war against the Seminole Indian tribe . Robert Reid died of yellow fever on July 1, 1841 during his tenure.

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SURNAME	Reid, Robert Raymond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician and governor of the Florida Territory (1839–1841)
DATE OF BIRTH	September 8, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prince William Parish , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	July 1, 1841
Place of death	Blackwood , Florida