Life span: 06/14/1821 to 11/22/1881TabsLife SummaryFull name: John William ReidPlace of Birth: Lynchburg, VABurial Place: Kansas City, MOBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 2Family: John Cahrles Reid (father), Esther Austin Reid (mother), Mrs. Flournoy (first wife), Sallie Cochrane Magraw (second wife)Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanEducatorPolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Government: Confederate government (1861-65)US House of RepresentativesState legislatureMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Events Major TopicsMexican WarBleeding KansasThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesSecessionConfederate States of America Documents Images John William Reid John William Reid, detail Bibliography