Benjamin J. Reynolds | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 158th district | |
In office January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1972 | |
Preceded by | District Created |
Succeeded by | Joe Pitts |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Chester County district | |
In office January 5, 1965 – November 30, 1968 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 29, 1927 West Grove, Pennsylvania |
Died | August 25 1976 (aged 49) |
Political party | Republican |
Benjamin J. Reynolds (January 29, 1927 – August 1976)[1][2] was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[3]
Reynolds was born on January 29, 1927, in West Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended, Kennett Consolidated School, and became a dairy farmer and milk retailer. He was elected a supervisor of New Garden Township (1960-1965). He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1964 and served 3 more consecutive terms; he declined to run for re-election in 1972.[2]
On January 2, 1960, Reynolds married Eleanor Annette Marshall (1924-1999). They lived in the Reynolds homestead near Avondale, Pennsylvania, and had two sons, Warren and John.[4]
Reynolds was interested in conservation and was an early promoter of spray irrigation of farmland.[4] He died August 25, 1976, and was buried in the New Garden MM Cemetery, New Garden, Pennsylvania.[2]