Facts: - title: mayor city of lorain - order: 1st - successor: thomas gawn - death date: march 24 , 1883 - predecessor: none - term end: october 7 , 1875 - term start: april 6 , 1874 - birth date: september 30 , 1802 - name: conrad reid - image: conrad reid.jpg - birth place: wilkes barre , pennsylvania Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of conrad reid .
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conrad reid -lrb- september 30 , 1802 - march 24 , 1883 -rrb- was elected the first mayor of the newly incorporated village -lrb- city -rrb- of lorain , ohio -lrb- previously known as charleston village -rrb- in 1874 .he served as postmaster in 1835 and built a two-story hotel called the reid house that same year .he was appointed a u.s. marshal during the civil war .he resigned from office of mayor on october 7 , 1875 .the reid house burned down one month after conrad reid 's death .