James Randolph Reid
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James Randolph Reid was an American
soldier in the Revolutionary War
. He later served as a delegate for Pennsylvania
to the Continental Congress
from 1787 until 1789.
Reid was born in Hamilton Township
in what was then York County, Pennsylvania
. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton
) in 1775 and joined the Continental Army as a lieutenant. He rose to the rank of major, and was 2nd in command of Congress' Own Regiment.
After the war, Reid was one of the veterans who received a patent or land grant. He took his land in Middlesex Township
of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
after his discharge in 1781. This remained his home of the rest of his life.
In 1787, the Pennsylvania legislature named Reid as one of their delegates to the Continental Congress, and he held this honor for three years until his death in 1789.
United States
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soldier in the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He later served as a delegate for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
to the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
from 1787 until 1789.
Reid was born in Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Hamilton Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,044 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
in what was then York County, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....
. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
) in 1775 and joined the Continental Army as a lieutenant. He rose to the rank of major, and was 2nd in command of Congress' Own Regiment.
After the war, Reid was one of the veterans who received a patent or land grant. He took his land in Middlesex Township
Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Middlesex Township is a township located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 6,669.- Geography :...
of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...
after his discharge in 1781. This remained his home of the rest of his life.
In 1787, the Pennsylvania legislature named Reid as one of their delegates to the Continental Congress, and he held this honor for three years until his death in 1789.