Truman Reeves (August 17, 1840 – March 8, 1924) was
California State Treasurer
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from 1899 to 1907. He also was a member of the
California State Assembly
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from 1883 to 1887 and treasurer of
San Bernardino County
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(1890–98). He was a Republican.
Biography
Reeves was born in
Chardon, Ohio
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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in 1864, where he lost his left arm. After the war, he was postmaster of
Orwell, Ohio
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History
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until 1868, and was then elected recorder of
Ashtabula County, Ohio
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. In 1867 he married Marion E. McConkey (1845–1930), with whom he raised two children. They moved to
San Bernardino, California
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in 1875, where Reeves worked as a watchmaker and fruit grower. He died in 1924 and his grave is at the East Lawn Memorial Park in
Sacramento, California
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