About Walter Reeves
Lived 1848 – 1909 (aged 60). Walter Reeves was an American politician and lawyer.
Walter Reeves (September 25, 1848 – April 9, 1909) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. representative from Illinois from 1895 to 1903.
Biography Walter Reeves was born near Brownsville, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1848. He moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they settled upon a farm in La Salle County.
He attended the public schools, and later taught school while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in Mount Vernon, Illinois, in 1875, and commenced practice in Streator, Illinois.
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Who was Walter Reeves?
American politician (1848–1909)
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Walter Reeves was born on 25 September 1848 in Brownsville.
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Walter Reeves died on 9 April 1909 in Streator.
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Walter Reeves was a politician and lawyer.
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