Charles Newton Reed (May 9, 1837 – March 25, 1926) was an American farmer and politician from New York.

Life

Reed was born on May 9, 1837, in

Clarendon, New York Clarendon is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 3,648 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Clarendon, Vermont. The Town of Clarendon is in the southeast part of the county. New York State Route 31A a ...

. His parents were assemblyman Horatio Reed and Jane Green. He moved to

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in 1845. Reed attended Cary Academy and the Monroe Institute. He taught school in

Trumansburg Trumansburg is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2010 census. The name incorporates a misspelling of the surname of the founder, Abner Treman. The Tremans spelled their surname several differen ...

, and later worked as a farmer. He campaigned for

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in the 1856 presidential election, served on the Genesee County Republican Committee, and was a captain of the

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. He was also a Sunday school superintendent, and served as

town supervisor The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the American state of New York. The state is divided into boroughs, counties, cities, towns, and villages. (The only boroughs, the f ...

of Bergen. In 1891, Reed was elected to the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

as a Republican, representing Genesee County. He served in the Assembly in

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and

1893 Events January * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; th ...

. In 1860, Reed married Charlotte A. Griffin. They had two sons, Herbert Griffin and Charles Louise. In his later years, Reed largely lived in Rochester, but returned to Bergen in the winter. He died in his Bergen home on March 25, 1926. He was buried in the Rest Cemetery in Bergen.

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