William S. Reyburn

Reyburn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Margretta (nee Crozier) and John E. Reyburn, a former mayor of Philadelphia.[2] He attended Hill High School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania[1] He graduated from Yale University in 1904, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall[2] He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1907.[3]

Reyburn was admitted to the Bar in 1908 and practiced law in and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.[1][3] In 1905, he was a member of President William Howard Taft's party that visited the Philippines, Japan, and China.[1]

He was twice elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1912 as a Republican but resigned on May 25, 1911.[2][4] As a legislator, he backed the Pension Bill which gave state funds to veterans of the Civil War from Pennsylvania.[3]

May 23, 1911, he was elected to the 62nd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joel Cook.[1][5] He served in Congress from May 23, 1911, to March 3, 1913.[2] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912.[1]

On June 10, 1911, Reyburn married Georgie Fontaine Maury, of Washington, D.C.[2] He later married Martha Gardner.[3] They lived at 1829 Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia and had two sons: John E. Reyburn and Maury Reyburm.[3] He was an Episcopalian and a member of the Racket Club in Philadelphia, the Freemasons and the Union League.[2][3]

After Congress, Reyburn retired from active business pursuits.[1] He retired to Aiken, South Carolina, and later moved to his estate "Black Hill" in Old Lyme, Connecticut.[1][5] He died on July 25, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[2][5]