Samuel Chester Reid
United States Navy officer
Died when: 77 years 157 days (929 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Samuel Chester Reid (24 August 1783 – 28 January 1861) was an officer in the United States Navy who commanded a privateer during the War of 1812.
He is also noted for having helped design the 1818 version of the flag of the United States, which first established the rule of keeping thirteen stripes and adding one star for each U.S. state.
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