Suggested edit: James L. Reynolds was born in March, 1822. After a collegiate course at Marshall College, Mercersburg, he entered as a student-at-law in the office of John R. Montgomery, Esq., Lancaster, but completed his studies with John Weidman, Lebanon, Pa. He was admitted to the Lancaster bar Nov. 22, 1844. In 1854, Governor Packer offered him a position on the Supreme Bench, but he did not accept. In 1862 he was appointed superintendent of the draft. On Nov. 6, 1863, Governor Curtin appointed him quartermaster-general for Pennsylvania, and he served in that capacity until the end of the war. In 1872 he was elected on the Republican ticket a member at large of the Convention which framed the Constitution of 1874.
History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men
Chapter XXI. The Bench and Bar of Lancaster County
1841 - graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, PA
1844 - admitted to the bar, Lancaster, PA
1862 - appointed Superintendent of the Union Army draft for Lancaster County, PA
1863 - appointed Quarter-Master General for the State of Pennsylvania.
1872 - elected member of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania.
Trustee. Franklin & Marshall College, 1852-53; 1855 - 1880.
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Suggested edit: This Lydia Reynolds (37845476) was his spinster aunt, not his mother. I have not been able to find a grave or memorial for his mother, Lydia Moore Reynolds.
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Suggested edit: James L. Reynolds was born in March, 1822. After a collegiate course at Marshall College, Mercersburg, he entered as a student-at-law in the office of John R. Montgomery, Esq., Lancaster, but completed his studies with John Weidman, Lebanon, Pa. He was admitted to the Lancaster bar Nov. 22, 1844. In 1854, Governor Packer offered him a position on the Supreme Bench, but he did not accept. In 1862 he was appointed superintendent of the draft. On Nov. 6, 1863, Governor Curtin appointed him quartermaster-general for Pennsylvania, and he served in that capacity until the end of the war. In 1872 he was elected on the Republican ticket a member at large of the Convention which framed the Constitution of 1874.
History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men
Chapter XXI. The Bench and Bar of Lancaster County
1841 - graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, PA
1844 - admitted to the bar, Lancaster, PA
1862 - appointed Superintendent of the Union Army draft for Lancaster County, PA
1863 - appointed Quarter-Master General for the State of Pennsylvania.
1872 - elected member of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania.
Trustee. Franklin & Marshall College, 1852-53; 1855 - 1880.
Contributor: 49199710
Suggested edit: This Lydia Reynolds (37845476) was his spinster aunt, not his mother. I have not been able to find a grave or memorial for his mother, Lydia Moore Reynolds.
Contributor: (49122503) • virginia
Inscription
JAMES LEFEVRE REYNOLDS.
BORN MARCH 8, 1822. -
DIED APRIL 5, 1880.
MEMBER OF THE LANCASTER BAR.
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA.
NOV. 8, 1863. TO JAN'RY 14, 1867.
MEMBER OF
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1872.
Family Members
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Samuel Moore Reynolds
1814–1888
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William Reynolds
1815–1879
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Jane Moore Reynolds
1817–1817
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Lydia Moore Reynolds Evans
1818–1896
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COL John Fulton Reynolds
1820–1863
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Catharine Ferree Reynolds Landis
1825–1905
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Edward C. Reynolds
1827–1828
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Anne Elizabeth Reynolds
1827–1832
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Edward B. Reynolds
1829–1829
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Harriet Sumner Reynolds
1832–1898
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Eleanor Reynolds
1835–1923
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