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| Name | William S. Reyburn |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States |
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December 17, 1882
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| Died | July 25, 1946
(63 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | REYBURN, William Stuart, (son of John Edgar Reyburn), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1882; attended the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated from Yale University in 1904 and from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; was admitted to the bar in 1908 and commenced practice in Washington, D.C.; member of President Taft’s party which visited the Philippines, Japan, and China in 1905; served in the State house of representatives from 1909 until May 25, 1911, when he resigned.
US Representative (R-PA) 1911-1913. Reyburn won a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joel Cook. His wife Georgia (married 1911- 1919) became one of the leading socialites in Washington DC during his single term in office. Reyburn filed for re-election in 1912 but withdrew from the race after the Philadelphia Republican organization endorsed one of his primary opponents.
Resumed the practice of his profession in Washington, D.C., and subsequently retired from active business pursuits; resided in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., and later moved to his estate “Black Hill,” Old Lyme, Conn.; died in New Haven, Conn., on July 25, 1946; interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
[Link] ; Harrisburg Daily Independent, 3/14/1912; New York Tribune, 12/19/1919. |
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