Facts: - death place: kent county , delaware - residence: kent county , delaware - successor: joshua h. marvil - party: democratic - death date: 10 june 1909 - predecessor: benjamin t. biggs - office: 47th governor of delaware - spouse: louvenia riggs hester thomas - term end: january 15 , 1895 - term start: january 20 , 1891 - birth date: 17 march 1838 - name: robert j. reynolds - image: robertreynolds.gif - birth place: smyrna , delaware - religion: methodist - occupation: farmer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert j. reynolds .
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robert john reynolds -lrb- march 17 , 1838 -- june 10 , 1909 -rrb- was an american farmer and politician from petersburg in south murderkill hundred , kent county , delaware .he was a member of the democratic party , who served in the delaware general assembly , and as governor of delaware .