Conrad Reid

In 1874, Conrad Reid (September 30, 1802 March 24, 1883) was elected the first mayor of the newly incorporated village (city) of Lorain, Ohio (founded as 'Black River village' by his father, John S. Reid).[1] Conrad served as the village's Postmaster in 1835, and he built a two-story hotel called the Reid House that same year. (His father had also operated an earlier log-structure "Reid House" inn/tavern, nearby.) Conrad was appointed a U.S. Marshal during the Civil War. He resigned from office of mayor on October 7, 1875. The Reid House hotel burned down one month after Conrad Reid's death.

Conrad Reid
1st Mayor of the City of Lorain
In office
April 6, 1874  October 7, 1875
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byThomas Gawn
Personal details
BornSeptember 30, 1802
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 24, 1883

References

  1. History of Lorain County, Ohio. Williams Brothers. 1879.


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