John Reynolds

Reynolds, John. Born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1789; of Irish parents, who landed in Philadelphia in 1786; he belonged to a company of scouts in the campaigns against the Indians, in 1812 and 1813; practiced law in Cahokia; was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois in 1818; a member of the legislature from 1826 to 1830, 1846 to 1848, 1852 to 1854; the last term Speaker; he was Governor of Illinois from 1830 to 1834; commanded the Illinois Volunteers during the Black Hawk War in 1832; was a Representative in Congress from 1835 to 1837, and from 1839 to 1843; he published "Pioneer History of Illinois," in 1848; "Glance at the Crystal Palace, and Sketches of Travel," in 1854; "My Life and Times," 1855; and at one time conducted the Belleville Eagle, a daily paper. Died at Belleville, Illinois, May 8, 1865.

Lanman, Charles. Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States During Its First Century: From Original and Official Sources. Washington: James Anglim, Publisher, 1876, p. 354.

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