Reeves, Benjamin, 1779-1844
Variant namesReeves served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1815, 1816, and 1817, representing Christian County. He then moved to Missouri where he served as state auditor, state senator, and lieutenant governor successively. He resigned the lieutenant governorship. Reeves was named a commissioner to mark the Santa Fe Trail in 1825 and returned to the Missouri Senate in the 1830s. In the late 1830s, Reeves moved back to Kentucky to farm.
From the description of Benjamin H. Reeves letters, 1812-1846. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42837320
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| referencedIn | Phoenix Steel Corporation. Records, 1827-1963. (bulk 1856-1949). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Whitaker, Joseph, 1789-1870. Papers, 1819-1888. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Reeves, Benjamin H. Benjamin H. Reeves letters, 1812-1846. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Brown, J. C. (Joseph C.). A map of the road surveyed and marked out, from the western border of Missouri near Fort Osage, to San Fernando in the Valley of Taos, near Santa Fee in New Mexico by order of the Government of the United States in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827, Oct. 27, 1827. | Kansas State Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Whitaker, Joseph, 1789-1870. | person |
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Birth 1779
Death 1844-04-01
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