Reid, Alexander James

1846 - 1910  (63 years)

• Name	Reid, Alexander James
  Birth	22 Sep 1846	Nunda, Livingston, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  1860 Census	1860	Nunda, Livingston, New York, USA
  William Reid60 Ann Reid50 William Reid20 Thomas Reid16 Alexander J Reid14
  1870 Census	1870	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  1880 Census	1880	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Alexander J. Reid33 Alice F. C. Reid31 Anne A. Reid71 Lizzie Wettengel17
  News Mention	4 Dec 1891
  Oshkosh North Western
  T. B. Reid of Appleton passed thru Milwaukee last evening, on his way to New York, wher ehe will meet his brotherCounsel Reid, now returning from Dublin with the remains of his wife who died there a few days ago. http://interactive.ancestry.com/7365/NEWS-WI-DA_NO.1891_12_04_0002/?backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
  1905 State Census	1905	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Alex J Reid59 Census Date:1 Jun 1905 Residence County:Outagamie Residence State:Wisconsin Locality:Appleton Birth Location:New York Marital Status:Widowed Gender:Male Estimated Birth Year:abt 1846 Race:White Relation:Head Line:15 Roll:CSUSAWI1905_20
  Death	18 Jan 1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 18 Jan 1910	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	21 Jan 1910
  Kaukauna Times
  Editor Reid's Will - Alexander Reid Kaukauna Times | Date: 01/28/1910 | Page: 1 | Type: News Death of Alex Reid - Alexander Reid Kaukauna Times | Date: 01/21/1910 | Page: 5 | Type: Obituary
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1030
  ALEXANDER JAMES REID was born of Irish parents at Nunda, Livingston county, New York, September 22, 1846. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1862, and settled on a farm in Dodge county, near Oconomowoc. He continued to work summers and attend winter schools, until completing his course at the Horicon high school in 1864. After that date he taught school and associated himself with his brother, Thomas B. Reid, in establishing the Oconomowoc Badger. Under the editorial and business management of the brothers this paper was not classed as a back number in the field of Wisconsin journalism. In 1867 A. J. Reid came to Appleton and entered Lawrence University. In the spring of 1868 he associated himself with a fellow student in leasing the Appleton Post. The revenue derived from this source was sufficient to relieve them of financial embarrassments so long as they did not trench upon the domain of coveted luxuries. In 1869 he purchased the Appleton Post in company with G. M. Miller. He still continued his college work, but not to the detriment of the paper, as the editorial and local columns of the Post during those years bear witness. On January 4, 1875, he was married to Alice, eldest daughter of the late Theodore Conkey. The history of A. J. Reid's life from his coming to Appleton to the date of his demise is so interwoven with the history of Appleton and Wisconsin journalism as to claim prominence and recognition in the public records. President Arthur appointed him postmaster in 1883, which position he held until the incoming Democratic administration. In 1889, he was appointed consul to Dublin, Ireland, but resigned in 1892, after the death of his wife, which took place December 21, 1891, in Dublin. In 1898 Governor Schofield appointed him captain on General King's personal staff and he was stationed at the Presidio, in San Francisco, for a time while arrangements were being made to proceed to the seat of war. However, the war closed before he reached the Philippines. He refused all compensation from the government for his services and paid his own expenses while serving his country. A Republican in politics and a strong party man, he was not a partisan; and some of his best editorials were written in commendation of the acts of public officials whose election to office his party had opposed. His editorials were always able, fearless, dignified and truthful, as he understood the truth; and, while they may not have satisfied all of the correctness of his position, they certainly convinced all of his ability, honesty, sincerity and high purpose in life. He had a great command of the English language, and his style, which was peculiarly his own, was pure, clear, elegant and finished. Upon receipt of the Daily Post the reader usually first turned to read Mr. Reid's editorials. As an editorial. writer he had no superior and few, if any, equals in Wisconsin. He was a man of profound human sympathy and the sufferings of his fellowmen appealed to him most keenly. His charities towards the poor were numerous and unceasing; but he performed them so unostentatiously that they were known to very few outside himself and the recipients of his gifts. Though a man of moderate means, his last will reveals most clearly those generous impulses. Besides the munificent gift to the citizens of Appleton of Alicia Park, which overlooks the Fox River, he made other substantial donations to Lawrence College, to the public library, to religion and to the poor. It may be truly said that no other citizen of Appleton of like means has been more public spirited in his testamentary bequests. He died January 18, 1910, and his remains repose in Riverside cemetery, at Appleton.
  	Reid, Alexander James Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Person ID	I145227	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Reid, William,   b. Abt 1800, , , , Ireland d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Unknown, Ann,   b. Abt 1810, , , , Ireland d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F58309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Conkey, Alice,   b. Abt 1849, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Nov 1891, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (Age ~ 42 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1875	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Family ID	F51074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2012