Truman Reeves

Truman Reeves
Reeves in 1897
Member of the California State Assembly
In office January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887
Preceded by	Elijah W. Hendrick
Succeeded by	Hiram M. Barton
Constituency	1st district (1883–1885) 79th district (1885–1887)
Personal details
Born	(1840-08-17)August 17, 1840 Chardon, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1924(1924-03-08) (aged 83) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marion E. McConkey ​ (m. 1867)​
Children	2
Military service
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Truman Reeves (August 17, 1840 – March 8, 1924) was California State Treasurer from 1899 to 1907. He also was a member of the California State Assembly from 1883 to 1887 and treasurer of San Bernardino County (1890–98). He was a Republican.

Biography

Reeves was born in Chardon, Ohio. He became a watchmaker's apprentice at age 18, and enlisted in the Union Army in 1861. He was promoted from private to lieutenant, and was wounded three times—the last at the Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864, where he lost his left arm. After the war, he was postmaster of Orwell, Ohio until 1868, and was then elected recorder of Ashtabula County, Ohio. In 1867 he married Marion E. McConkey (1845–1930), with whom he raised two children. They moved to San Bernardino, California 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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