John Patterson Rea
John Patterson Rea | |
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Sketch of John Patterson Rea (1888) | |
| Born | October 13, 1840 |
| Died | May 28, 1900 (aged 59) |
| Education | AB, Ohio Wesleyan, 1864 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and attorney |
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John Patterson Rea (1840–1900) was a Minnesota judge. He was also editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, and from late 1887 to 1888 Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, succeeding Lucius Fairchild.