death_date death_place birth_place imagesize birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
7 november 1895 california abington , massachusetts 125px 23 april 1830 amanda reed simeon g. reed.png simeon gannett reed
 simeon gannett reed businessman
simeon gannett reed

simeon gannett reed -lrb- april 23 , 1830 -- november 7 , 1895 -rrb- 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 .
