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Dr. Jesse S. Reeves
Jesse Siddall Reeves (1872-1942) was a renowned lecturer of history and published author.
He was born on January 27, 1872, in Richmond, Indianapolis to James E. Reeves and Hannah M. (Peters) Reeve...view moreJesse Siddall Reeves (1872-1942) was a renowned lecturer of history and published author.
He was born on January 27, 1872, in Richmond, Indianapolis to James E. Reeves and Hannah M. (Peters) Reeves. He spent two years at Kenyon College, entering in 1887, and from 1889-1891 studied at Amherst College, where he received his degree of B.S. in 1891. He then undertook graduate study at Johns Hopkins University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1894. Whilst at Johns Hopkins, he served as an instructor in American History at the Woman’s College of Baltimore during the year 1893-1894.
In 1897 he returned to Richmond, Indianapolis, where he practiced as an attorney at law from 1897-1907. He then became Assistant Professor of Political Science at Dartmouth, a position he held at the time he was called to the University of Michigan as the incumbent of the newly created Chair in Political Science.
During the year 1905-1906 he was the Albert Shaw lecturer of Diplomatic History at the Johns Hopkins University. He was a member of the Executive Council of the American Political Science Association, as well as the American Historical Association and the American Society of International Law. He was president of the Board of Police Commissioners at Richmond, Indianapolis from 1903-1907.
Professor Reeves was the author of numerous books and papers, including International Beginnings of the Congo Free State; Napoleonic Exiles in America; and American Diplomacy under Tyler and Polk, which was awarded the John Marshall Prize of the Johns Hopkins University in 1909.
He was married April 5, 1899, to Ellen Howell Griswold, of Baltimore, Maryland. He died on July 7, 1942 at the age of 70.view less
Books by Dr. Jesse S. Reeves
The Napoleonic Exiles in America: A Study in American Diplomatic History, 1815-1819