Background
Reid, Silas Hinkle was born on September 27, 1870 in at Du Quoin, Illinois, United States. Son of William and Artemisia (Estes) Reid.
Reid, Silas Hinkle was born on September 27, 1870 in at Du Quoin, Illinois, United States. Son of William and Artemisia (Estes) Reid.
Education high school, Du Quoin, and Northern Illinois Normal School, 1887-1890. Bachelor of Laws, Wesleyan Law College, Bloomington, Illinois, 1891.
Practiced Du Quoin, Illinois, 1891-1901, El Reno, Oklahoma, 1901-1907. Was city attorney, Du Quoin. President of the board education, El Reno.
Company attorney, Canadian Company, Oklahoma. Candidate for attorney-general of Oklahoma, 1907. United States district judge District of Alaska, 1907-1909.
Married Florence E. Goodwin, of Decatur, Illinois, January 2, 1901.