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Robert Reid Presides at Convention to Draft Florida's Constitution

Robert Raymond Reid

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Robert Reid presided at the Convention to draft Florida's Constitution in 1838.

ROBERT RAYMOND REID
Fourth Territorial Governor (December 2, 1839)

Robert Reid presided at the Convention to draft Florida's Constitution in 1838. In 1839, he was appointed Governor of Florida by President Van Buren, replacing Governor Call.

Reid advocated as vigorous a prosecution of the Seminole War as his predecessor but his relations with the Federal authorities were more amicable.

He died in Leon County on July 1, 1841, less than two years after becoming Governor.

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