James B. Reynolds
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James B. Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Parry W. Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | George W. L. Marr |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | John H. Marable |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1779 |
| Died | June 10, 1851 (aged 71–72) Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Profession | |
James B. Reynolds (1779 – June 10, 1851) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Reynolds was born in County Antrim in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1779. He attended the common schools and immigrated to the United States in 1798. In 1804 he settled in Clarksville, Tennessee, and studied law. He was admitted to bar the same year.[1]
Career
Reynolds was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817. He was also elected to the Eighteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825.[2] He resumed the practice of law after each office. In 1835, Reynolds was a shareholder when The Branch Bank of Planters Bank, headquartered in Nashville, opened in Clarksville, Tennessee.[3]
