Hubert Reynolds

Hubert Reynolds (May 10, 1860 – December 12, 1938) was an American pharmacist, public servant and Colorado State Senator.

Early life and education Hubert Reynolds was born on May 10, 1860, in South Amherst, Ohio, to Lord Nelson Reynolds and June Reynolds, both natives of New York.

Reynolds came to Colorado in January 1878 to work on a ranch near Fowler, Colorado, which was, at the time, owned by his brother-in-law Burrell D. Smith. After Smith sold the ranch in the fall of 1882, Reynolds briefly lived in a mining camp in Leadville, Colorado. He then moved to Las Animas, Colorado, and worked in a pharmacy there. In 1886, he decided to study pharmacy at Northwestern University in Chicago. Reynolds graduated in 1888 and resumed his position at the Las Animas pharmacy.

In 1912, he was elected to represent Senate District 7 as a Democrat in the 19th Colorado General Assembly. At the time, the district contained all of Weld County.

Reynolds received an appointment by President Woodrow Wilson to serve as the postmaster in his hometown Greeley. He was recommended by Democratic Congressman Harry H. Seldomridge. Democratic Congressman George John Kindel unsuccessfully protested Reynolds' appointment in a letter to President Wilson. As a result of his appointment, Hubert Reynolds resigned his senate seat on September 1, 1913.

In accordance to the law at the time, Hubert Reynolds was personally liable for the loss. Losses over $10,000 could only repaid to the respective postmaster if an act of the United States Congress allowed so. On November 4, 1921, the House of Representatives passed House Resolution (H.R.) 2003 "An Act For the relief of Hubert Reynolds" with 215-43 vote. In the Senate, the relief bill was delayed due to filibuster tactics. On September 22, 1922, Congress finally approved H. R. 2003, which relieved Reynolds of the liability and repaid him the $69,300.

The Greeley Post Office had been robbed before, on the night of July 1, 1911. In that robbery stamps valued over $10,000 were stolen. In reaction to the 1911 robbery, a new post office building, which opened in 1914, had been constructed.

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