Edwin R. Reynolds

Edwin Ruthvin Reynolds (born February 16, 1816 in Fort Ann , Washington County , New York , †  July 4, 1908 in Albion , New York) was an American politician . In 1860 and 1861 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edwin Reynolds enjoyed a classic school education. He was then Principal at Albion Academy for six years . Between 1843 and 1845 he was a county councilor in Orleans County . York. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1843, he began to work in this profession in Albion in 1846. In the 1850s he joined the Republican Party , which was then founded .

After the death of MP Silas Mainville Burroughs , Reynolds was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the by-election for the 31st seat of New York , where he took up his new mandate on December 5, 1860. By March 3, 1861 he was able to end the current legislative period in Congress . This time was shaped by the events in the immediate run-up to the civil war .

Between 1864 and 1868 Edwin Reynolds was a judge and district councilor in home Orleans County. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on July 4, 1908 in Albion, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Edwin R. Reynolds in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Silas Mainville Burroughs	United States House Representative for New York (31st constituency) December 5, 1860 - March 3, 1861	Burt Van Horn