Reyburn was admitted to the Bar in 1908 and practiced law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[5] and Washington, D.C.[3]
He served twice as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia County from 1909 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1912. He resigned on May 25, 1911.[6] As a legislator, he backed the Pension Bill which gave state funds to veterans of the American Civil War from Pennsylvania.[5]
May 23, 1911, he was elected to the 62nd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joel Cook.[3] He served in Congress from May 23, 1911, to March 3, 1913 and declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912.[3]
Personal life
On June 10, 1911, Reyburn married Georgie Fontaine Maury[4] and together they had two sons. Georgie divorced Reyburn in 1918 on the basis of "intolerable cruelty".[7] He was married a second time to Martha Gardner.[5] He was an Episcopalian and a member of the Racket Club in Philadelphia, the Freemasons and the Union League.[4][5]