Duncan Reed

Duncan Reed
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byEliab B. Dean Jr.
Succeeded byBenjamin Allen
In office
January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEliab B. Dean Jr.
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byJoel Squires
Succeeded byEdward McGarry
Constituency6th district
In office
January 7, 1850 – January 3, 1853
Preceded byAsa Kinney
Succeeded byJohn R. Briggs Jr.
Constituency18th district
Personal details
Born(1815-07-02)July 2, 1815
Shelburn, Vermont, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1890(1890-09-14) (aged 75)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathDropsy
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Hanes
(m. 1837; died 1883)
Children
  • Frances Dela Bates (adopted)
  • Mary L. (McIntyre)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Wisconsin Militia
Years of service1853–1855 (Militia)
1862–1863 (USV)
Rank
Unit24th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Duncan Cameron "Cam" Reed (July 2, 1815 – September 14, 1890) was an American steamship engineer and Democratic politician, and an early settler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the southern half of Milwaukee County, and was President pro tempore of the Senate for the 1851 and 1853 sessions. He also briefly served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.