About Thomas R. Reid
Lived 1839 – 1917 (aged 78). Thomas R. Reid was an American politician.
Thomas Robert Reid (April 12, 1839 – June 17, 1917) was an American politician who served in Wyoming House of Representatives as a Democrat.
Life
Thomas Robert Reid was born in London on April 12, 1839 and in 1844 was taken to Australia by his relatives. In 1860 he immigrated to the United States and went to Omaha, Nebraska Territory. On July 13, 1867 he joined the army and became a sergeant in Troop M of the Second Regiment of Cavalry and served until July 13, 1872.
In 1873 he moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory where he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad until 1909. In 1886 he was elected to Cheyenne's city council and served in the state house from 1905 to 1907.
On June 17, 1917 Reid died at St. John's hospital in Cheyenne.
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American politician
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Thomas R. Reid was born on 12 April 1839 in London.
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Thomas R. Reid died on 17 June 1917 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Wyoming.
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Thomas R. Reid was a politician.
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Thomas R. Reid was American.
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