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Samuel Chester Reid
Samuel Chester Reid (24 August 1783 – 28 January 1861) was an officer in the United States Navy who commanded a privateer during the War of 1812. He is also noted for having helped design the 1818 version of the flag of the United States, which first established the rule of keeping thirteen stripes and adding one star for each U.S. state.
Early life and family.
Reid was born in Norwich, Connecticut, to John and Rebecca (Chester) Reid. John Reid, a lieutenant
Samuel Reid
Samuel, Sam or Sammy Reid may refer to:
- Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861), American naval officer
- Samuel E. Reid (1854–1924), Canadian politician
- Sam Reid (actor) (born 1987), Australian born British actor
- Sam Reid (musician) (born 1963), keyboardist with Glass Tiger
- Three Australian rules footballers:
- Sam Reid (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), footballer for the Carlton Football Club in 1897