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Thomas Reid
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Born in Ballyroney, County Down
Born on 4th of April 1818
Died on 22nd of October 1883

Born 1818. Died 1883 - Irish children's writer.

Emigrated to New Orleans in 1840, served in the US army, returned to UK in 1849. Books included The Rifle Rangers (1850), War Trail (1857) and Headless Horseman (1866). Returned to New York where he founded the Onward Magazine before returning to England in 1870.

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