George R. Reeves
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George Robertson Reeves (January 3, 1826 – September 5, 1882) was a former Democratic Speaker of the House of the State of Texas and a Colonel in the Confederate States's 11th Texas Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. He also served as a pioneering member of Grayson County, Texas in which he also served as a Sheriff and tax collector.
Reeves was the slaveowner of Bass Reeves before he escaped and became a lawman.[1][2][3][4][5]