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Simeon Gannett Reed
Simeon Gannett Reed (April 23, 1830 – November 7, 1895) was an American businessman and entrepreneur in Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he made a fortune primarily in the transportation sector in association with William S. Ladd. Reed is the namesake for Reedville, Oregon, and Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
==Early life==
Simeon Gannett Reed was born on April 23, 1830 in East Abington, Massachusetts.〔Terry, John. Oregon’s Trails: Reeds’ desires, riches yield premier legacy of learning. ''The Oregonian'', July 6, 2003.〕 He was born into a wealthy family and received his education at a private academy, graduating when he was 13 years old.〔 After working and training as an apprentice in several vocations, he married Amanda Woods at the age of 20, with the couple not having any children.〔 Woods was 18 at the time and a distant cousin of John Quincy Adams.〔
When he was 22, he collected supplies to sell in California and sailed there, setting up a store in a tent in Sacramento, while Amanda remained back east.〔 Reed sold his goods and grain to the gold miners, but decided to relocate to what was then the Oregon Territory after a few trips there to purchase supplies.〔
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