He was principal of Albion Academy in Barre, Orleans County, New York for six years.

Reynolds served in local offices, including Justice of the Peace and Clerk of the Orleans County Board of Supervisors.

[3] Reynolds was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Silas M. Burroughs and served from December 5, 1860, to March 3, 1861.

During the American Civil War, Reynolds was a member of the committee which oversaw recruiting and enlistment for the Union Army in Orleans County.

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