▁Morris ▁Re a ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁George ▁and ▁Ann ▁Re a ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁in ▁Ch ester ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁After ▁living ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁North ▁Cov entry ▁Township , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁west ▁to ▁Mount ▁Car roll , ▁Illinois ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁Re a ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Mount ▁Car roll ▁Sem inary , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Sh imer ▁College , ▁from ▁his ▁family ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁Mount ▁Car roll ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁His ▁class m ates ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁school ▁included ▁future ▁Illinois ▁polit icians ▁H . H . C . ▁Miller ▁and ▁Vir g il ▁Fer g us on , ▁and ▁future ▁Iowa ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁William ▁H . ▁Red man . ▁ ▁Re a ▁subsequently ▁attended ▁the ▁old ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Re a ▁read ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁C . B . ▁Smith ▁in ▁Mount ▁Car roll . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁bar . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Re a ▁moved ▁from ▁Illinois ▁to ▁Grund y ▁Center , ▁Iowa , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁into ▁practice ▁with ▁his ▁brother -