About William Decatur Reed
William Decatur Reed was an American politician.
William Decatur Reed (February 15, 1815 – May 30, 1858) was an American lawyer, politician, and public official who served as Secretary of State of Kentucky and as a member of the Kentucky state legislature.
Reed was born near Danville, Kentucky, in Boyle County, to Jonathan Reed and Annie (Gaines) Reed. The Reed family migrated from Virginia to Kentucky between 1775 and 1780, and land marked "Reeds" appears on John Filson's 1784 map of Kentucky. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his sister Letitia and her husband, a local judge. He later attended Centre College. He represented Franklin County, Kentucky, in the Kentucky General Assembly. They had five sons and two daughters.
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