William Reese
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William Keller Reese | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 2508[1] |
| Died | 2594[1] |
| Affiliation | House Reese |
| Career | |
| Title(s) | Count of Bluford |
| Profession | Noble |
William Keller Reese was the first Count of Bluford. He was unique in that he made his fortune by literally gambling his life.[1]
History
Knowing full well that Bluford's smallest, easternmost continent grew a strain of tobacco that was more addictive and deadlier than other strains, William Reese entered tontines specifically with smokers taking a calculated risk that he would outlive them, and by the age of seventy-five he had amassed over seventy million D-Bills. House Davion granted Reese a title of nobility in 2589 for supporting their entry into the Star League both politically and financially. Though his grandparents and great-grandparents all lived into their nineties, Reese would fall short by family standards, dying at the age of eighty-six.[1]
Reese's success affected the social culture of Bluford as tontines became enormously popular in the twenty-seventh century, followed later by movements to ban then and further later by organizations like the Bluford Gambling Association to protect them.[1]