William Stuart Reyburn (December 17, 1882 – July 25, 1946) was a

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member of the

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from

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Background

Reyburn was born in

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, to Margretta (nee Crozier) and John E. Reyburn, a former mayor of Philadelphia. He attended Hill High School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania He graduated from

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in 1904, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall He graduated from the

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in 1907.

Career

Reyburn was admitted to the Bar in 1908 and practiced law in and

, and

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In 1905, he was a member of President

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's party that visited the

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, Japan, and China. He was twice elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1912 as a Republican but resigned on May 25, 1911. As a legislator, he backed the Pension Bill which gave state funds to veterans of the Civil War from Pennsylvania. May 23, 1911, he was elected to the 62nd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joel Cook. He served in Congress from May 23, 1911, to March 3, 1913. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912.

Personal

On June 10, 1911, Reyburn married Georgie Fontaine Maury, of

He later married Martha Gardner. They lived at 1829 Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia and had two sons: John E. Reyburn and Maury Reyburm. He was an Episcopalian and a member of the Racket Club in Philadelphia, the Freemasons and the

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. After Congress, Reyburn retired from active business pursuits. He retired to

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, and later moved to his estate "Black Hill" in

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. He died on July 25, 1946, in

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, and was interred at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reyburn, William S. Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Georgetown University Law Center alumni Yale University alumni The Hill School alumni Politicians from Philadelphia 1882 births 1946 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia) 20th-century American politicians