Albert L. Reeves Junior

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Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (born May 31, 1906 in Steelville , Crawford County , Missouri , †  April 15, 1987 in La Jolla , California ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1949 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Reeves was the son of Albert L. Reeves (1873-1971), who was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives and served as a federal judge on the United States District Court for western Missouri from 1923 to 1954 . The younger Reeves attended public schools in Kansas City and then studied until 1927 at William Jewell College in Liberty . In 1927 and 1928 he taught at the Baylor University in Waco ( Texas ). He then continued his own education by studying at Harvard University until 1929 . After studying law at the University of Missouri and being admitted to the bar in 1931, he began working in this profession in Kansas City. During World War II , Reeves served as an officer in the US Army . He was deployed in British India , Burma and the Republic of China . When he left military service in April 1946, he had made it to the position of lieutenant colonel.

After his military service, Reeves practiced as a lawyer again. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In the 1946 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Democrat Roger C. Slaughter on January 3, 1947 . Since he was not confirmed in 1948, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1949 . This was shaped by the tensions of the beginning Cold War .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Albert Reeves worked as a lawyer in Kansas City and Washington. He also became vice president of the San Francisco- based Utah Construction & Mining Co. He was also a director of Marcona Corporation . He moved to Pauma Valley , California, where he passed his old age , and died on April 15, 1987 in La Jolla.

Web links

  • Albert L. Reeves in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Reeves, Albert L. Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reeves, Albert Lee junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Steelville , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1987
Place of death La Jolla , California