REESE, Levi R., a House Chaplain; born in Harford County, Md., February 8, 1806; licensed to preach by Methodist Protestant Church, Baltimore, 1826; teacher; school principal; preacher, Alexandria, Va., 1833–1837; elected Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives to the Twenty-fifth Congress (December 11, 1837–March 3, 1839); president, Maryland general conference, 1843; died on September 21, 1851, in Philadelphia, Pa.; interment in Baltimore, Md.
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[ Top ]History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “REESE, Levi R.,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/REESE,-Levi-R-/ (March 04, 2021)
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