▁Republican , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁district , ▁which ▁compr ised ▁the ▁count ies ▁of ▁Grund y ▁and ▁Black ▁Haw k . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Iowa ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁but ▁died ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁sen atorial ▁term . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁political ▁work , ▁Re a ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Grund y ▁County ▁National ▁Bank , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁helped ▁to ▁organ ize . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁Tem pl ar ▁M asons , ▁who ▁pres ided ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁church . ▁ ▁Re a ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Grund y ▁Center ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁some ▁time ▁previously ▁with ▁Bright ' s ▁disease . ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ▁al umn i ▁Category : Sh imer ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ch ester ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Mount ▁Car roll , ▁Illinois ▁Category : I owa ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : 1 8 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Grund y ▁Center , ▁Iowa ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : American ▁law y ers