William Augustus Reeder

William Augustus Reeder (August 28, 1849 – November 7, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

William Augustus Reeder
Reeder photographed by CM Bell studio
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 6th district
In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Nelson B. McCormick
Succeeded by	Isaac D. Young
Personal details
Born	William Augustus Reeder (1849-08-28)August 28, 1849 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1929(1929-11-07) (aged 80) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Eunice H Andrews Reeder ​ ​ (m. 1876; died 1921)​
Children	Leland Parker Reeder
Occupation	Banker Farmer

Born near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Reeder moved with his parents to Ipava, Illinois, in 1853. He attended the public schools. He taught school in Illinois 1863-1871. He moved to Beloit, Kansas, in 1871. Principal of the Beloit public schools 1871-1879. He moved to Logan, Kansas, in 1880 and engaged in banking. He was also interested in irrigation farming 1891-1901.

Reeder was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1911). He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses), Committee on the Irrigation of Arid Lands (Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1911 and to Beverly Hills, California, in 1913, where he engaged in banking and in the real estate business until 1926. He died in Beverly Hills, California, on November 7, 1929. He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Hollywood, California.