About William Samuel Reed
Lived 1864 – 1941 (aged 76). William Samuel Reed was a Canadian politician and farmer.
William Samuel Reed (15 November 1864 – 24 April 1941) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Harrowsmith Village, Canada West and became a farmer.
Reed served as a municipal councillor of Harrowsmith and from 1915 to 1920 was reeve of Portsmouth Township.
He was elected to Parliament at the Frontenac riding in the 1921 general election when he defeated John Wesley Edwards of the Conservatives. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, riding boundaries were changed and Reed was defeated by Wesley in the new riding of Frontenac—Addington.
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Canadian politician
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William Samuel Reed was born on 15 November 1864 in Harrowsmith.
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William Samuel Reed died on 24 April 1941.
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William Samuel Reed was a politician and farmer.
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