Researching Walter Reed
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The name Walter means "powerful warrior" and is of German origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Walter Reed and the Reed Family History
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Walter Reed
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901, led the team that confirmed the theory of the Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species, rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine, and most immediately allowed the resumption and completion of work on the Panama Canal (1904–1914) by the United States. Reed followed work started by Carlos Finlay and directed by George Miller Sternberg, who has been called the "first U.S. bacteriologist".
Source: Walter Reed, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Walter Reed (Canadian politician)
Walter Reed (February 22, 1869 – January 16, 1945) was a construction contractor and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Assomption in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1908 to 1935 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Clément, Quebec, the son of William Reed and Vitaline Langevin, and was educated in Beauharnois. In 1890, he married Léa Champagne. Reed served on the city council for Maisonneuve from 1901 to 1905 and was mayor from 1905 to 1907. He lived in L'Assomption from 1910 to 1935. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1935 and 1936. He died in Montreal at the age of 75 and was buried in L'Assomption.
Source: Walter Reed (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWalter Reed (cricketer)
Walter Bartlett Reed (4 February 1839 – 17 March 1880) was an English cricketer. Reed was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Sompting, Sussex.
Reed made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey in 1860. He made five further first-class appearances for the county that season, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In his six first-class appearances, he scored a total of 38 runs at an average of 4.22, with a high score of 10 not out. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 51.50, with best figures of 1/8.
He died at Storrington, Sussex on 17 March 1880. His brother, Albert, also played first-class cricket for Sussex.
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