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Rh decide upon a line to the Paciﬁc. In 1857 he de— ' clined the appointment of U. S. minister to Rome. He reported the proceedings of the Louisiana se- cession convention in 1861. and during thc ci\il war was the Confederate war correspondent. for a large number of southern newspapers. In 1865 he resumed his law—practice, and in 1867 he delivered an " Address on the Restoration of Southern Trade and Commerce " in the principal cities of the south. l He established and incorporated in 187-! the Missis—. sippi Valley and Brazil steamship company in St. Louis. Mo. He presented the battle-sword of his father to the United States in 1887. Mr. Reid is the author of “The U. S. Bankrupt. Law of 18-11. with a Synopsis aml Notes. and the Leading Ameri- can and English Decisions " (Natchez. 18-12); “ The Scouting Expeditions of MeCulloch's Texas Ran- gers” (Philadelphia. 18-17): “ The Battle of Chica- mauga. a Concise History of Events from the Evacuation of Chattanooga.” (Mobile, 1863): and “The Daring Raid of Gen. John 11. Morgan. in Ohio. his Capture and Wonderful Escape with Capt. T. Henry lIines” (Atlanta, lSli-l): and re- ported and edited “ The Case of the Private—armed Brig-of—War 'General Armstrong.‘ with the Brief of Facts and Authorities on International Law. aml the Arguments of Charles O'Conor, Sam C. Reid. and P. Phillips. before the U. S. Court of Claims at Washington. I). C.. with the Decision of the Court “ (New York. 1857). Ile also prepared “ The Life and Times of Col. Aaron Burr ” in vin- dication of Burr's character. but the manuscript was destroyed by ﬁre in 1550.

'''REID. Whitelaw'''. journalist. 1). near Xenia. Ohio, 27 01:13.. 1837. He was graduated at Miami university in 1856, took an active interest in jour- nalism and politics before attaining his majority. made speeches in the F réluont campaign on the Republican side, and soon became editor of the Xenia “News.” At the opening of the civil war he was sent into the ﬁeld as correspondent of the Cincinnati “Gazette.” making his headquarters at Washington. whence his letters on current. politics (under the signature of "' Agate") attracted much attention by their thorough information and pun— gent style. From that point he made excursions to the army wherever there was a pr0spect of active operations. He served as aide-de—camp to Gen. William S. Rosecrans in the western Virginia calnpaign of 1861. and was present. at the battle of Shiloh and the battle of Gettysburg. lie was elected librarian of the house of representatives in 1863, serving in that capacity three years. He engaged in cotton-planting in Louisiana after the close of the war. and embodied the results of his observations in the south in a book entitled “After the War” (Cincinnati. 1866); then returning to Ohio. he gave two years to writing “Ohio in the War " (2 vols.. Cincinnati. 1868). This work is by far the most important of all the state histories of the ciy iI war. It contains elaborate biographies of most of the chief generals of the army. and a com- plete history of the state from 1861 till 1865. On the conclusion of this labor he came to New York at the invitation of Horace Greeley. and became an editorial writer upon the “Tribune.” On the death of Mr. Greeley in 1872. Mr. Reid succeeded him as editor and principal owner of the paper. In 1878 he was chosen by the legislature of New York to be a regent for life of the university. With this exception, he had declined all public employment. He was minister to France under Harrison. and was special ambassador to attend the Queen's jubilee in 1897. He is a director of numerous ﬁnancial and charitable corporations, and had been for many years president. of the Lotos club. Mr. Reid has travelled extensively in this country and in Europe. Besides the works men— tioued above and his contributions to periodical literature. he has published “ Schools of Journal- ism " (New York. 1871); " The Scholar in Politics ” (1873): “Some Newspaper Tendencies” (1879); and " 'l‘own-Ilall Suggestions " (1881).

REID, Whitelaw, journalist, b. near Xenia, Ohio, 27 Oct., 1837. He was graduated at Miami university in 1856, took an active interest in journalism and politics before attaining his majority, made speeches in the Frémont campaign on the Republican side, and soon became editor of the Xenia &ldquo;News.&rdquo; At the opening of the civil war he was sent into the field as correspondent of the Cincinnati &ldquo;Gazette,&rdquo; making his headquarters at Washington, whence his letters on current polities (under the signature of &ldquo;Agate&rdquo;) attracted much attention by their thorough information and pungent style. From that point he made excursions to the army wherever there was a prospect of active operations. He served as aide-de-camp to Gen. William S. Rosecrans in the western Virginia campaign of 1861, and was present at the battle of Shiloh and the battle of Gettysburg. He was elected librarian of the house of representatives in 1863, serving in that capacity three years. He engaged in cotton-planting in Louisiana after the close of the war, and embodied the results of his observations in the south in a book entitled &ldquo;After the War&rdquo; (Cincinnati, 1866); then returning to Ohio, he gave two years to writing &ldquo;Ohio in the War&rdquo; (2 vols., Cincinnati, 1868). This work is by far the most important of all the state histories of the civil war. It contains elaborate biographies of most of the chief generals of the army, and a complete history of the state from 1861 till 1865. On the conclusion of this labor he came to New York at the invitation of Horace Greeley, and became an editorial writer upon the &ldquo;Tribune.&rdquo; On the death of Mr. Greeley in 1872, Mr. Reid succeeded him as editor and principal owner of the paper. In 1878 he was chosen by the legislature of New York to be a regent for life of the university. With this exception, he had declined all public employment. He was minister to France under Harrison, and was special ambassador to attend the Queen's jubilee in 1897. He is a director of numerous financial and charitable corporations,

and had been for many years president of the Lotos club. Mr. Reid has travelled extensively in this country and in Europe. Besides the works mentioned above and his contributions to periodical literature, he has published &ldquo;Schools of Journalism&rdquo; (New York, 1871); &ldquo;The Scholar in Politics&rdquo; (1873); &ldquo;Some Newspaper Tendencies&rdquo; (1879); and &ldquo;Town-Hall Suggestions&rdquo; (1881).

'''REID. William.''' clergyman. b. in Scotland in 1811i; d. in Toronto. 19 . an.. 1896. lie was edu- cated at King's college. where he received the degree of M. A. in 1833. afterward studied in Divinity Hall. in the same city. and was licensed as a preacher in 1839. In August. of that. year he was sent to Canada as a missionary of the estab- lished church of Scotland. and in January, 18-10, he was ordained pastor of the congregation of Graton and Colborne. Upper Canada. After the disruption of 18-13 Mr. Reid cast in his lot “ith the Free church. and was one of the founders of the Presbyterian church of Canada. In 1849 Mr. Reid became minister of the church in I’ictou. about the same time became clerk of the synod. and soon afterward general agent of all the schemes of the church. and editor of the " Eccle- siastical and Missionary Record." of which he had had charge ever since. He was elected moderator of the general assembly of the. Presbyterian church of Canada in 1851. of the Canada Presbyterian church in 1873. and of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in Canada in 1879. In 1876 he received the degree of D. D. from Queen‘s uni— Versity. Kingston.

'''REID. William James'''. clergyman. b. in South Argyle. Washington Co.. N. Y.. 17 Aug. 1834. He was graduated at Union college in 185-3. and at Alleghany union theological seminary in 1862. Since that (late he has served as pastor of the lst Presbyterian church in Pittsburg. Pa.. and since 1875 he has been principal clerk of the general assembly of the United Presbyterian church. From 1868 till 1872 he was corresponding secretary of the United Presbyterian board of home