Will Reid Explained
| Will Reid |
| Office: | Register of the Cheyenne Federal Land Office |
| Term Start: | 1913 |
| Term End: | 1921 |
| Succeeded: | M. T. Christensen[1] |
| Birth Name: | William Reid |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Father: | Thomas Reid |
| Mother: | Helen Grubb |
| Signature: | Will Reid signature.png |
William Reid (September 11, 1858 – October 31, 1922) was an American politician, writer, and editor who was a member of the Democratic Party.
Life
William Reid was born on September 11, 1858, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Helen Grubb and Thomas Reid and attended public schools. In 1881 he moved to Rawlins, Wyoming Territory and later moved to Cheyenne in 1913. In 1898 he purchased the Carbon County Journal and later purchased the Battle Lake Miner and the Dillion Doublejack.[2] In the 1920s created the Wyoming Democrat which ceased publication after his death.[3]
In 1904 he was elected as Secretary of the Wyoming Democratic Party.[4] In 1913 he was appointed register of the federal land office at Cheyenne by President Woodrow Wilson and served until 1921.[5] On October 31, 1922, he died in Casper, Wyoming.
Notes and References
- News: Last Of Wilson Appointees Retire From Official Jobs . 26 August 1921 . Casper Star-Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20200107041811/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41837670/casper_startribune/ . 7 January 2020 . live . 10 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Will Reid, Prominent State Democrat Editor, Is Dead . 1 November 1922 . Casper Star-Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20200107041224/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41813315/will_reid/ . 7 January 2020 . live . 4 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Wyoming Democrat Suspends . 16 November 1922 . Casper Star-Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20200107041433/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41813335/will_reid/ . 7 January 2020 . live . 3 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Wyoming Democrats . 8 September 1904 . The Weekly Gazette . https://web.archive.org/web/20200107042259/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41837989/the_weekly_gazette/ . 7 January 2020 . live . 1 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Reid Gets Appointment . 16 September 1915 . Natrona County Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20200107042259/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41837989/the_weekly_gazette/ . 7 January 2020 . live . 1 . Newspapers.com.
