Clyde M. Reed

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Clyde M. Reed

Clyde Martin Reed (born October 19, 1871 in Champaign County , Illinois , † November 8, 1949 in Parsons , Kansas ) was an American politician and from 1929 to 1931 the 24th governor of Kansas. He also represented this state in the US Senate .

Early years and political advancement

Clyde Reed came to Kansas with his parents in 1875. The family settled in Labette County . He attended the schools there and trained as a teacher. After a year in school he began a 30-year career in the railway mail service. At the same time he was the publisher of the newspaper "Parsons Sun". Reed's political career began in 1919 as the private secretary to Governor Henry Justin Allen . Between 1921 and 1924 he was a member of a government committee ( Public Utilities Commission ). In 1928 he was elected as the Republican Party candidate for the new governor of Kansas.

Kansas Governor

Reed's two-year term began on January 14, 1929. During this time, tax legislation was modernized. It was now possible to better tax banks and other financial transactions. An administrative reform created, among other things, a new Labor and Industry Commission . Since the New York stock market crash of October 1929, Kansas has also been drawn into the emerging economic crisis. As in almost all states, Kansas suffered unemployment and bank failures as a result. Little could be done to resolve the crisis during Reed's tenure. This only reached its peak after the end of his term in office and was only to gradually subside in the 1930s with the help of the Roosevelt government's New Deal .

Another résumé

After the end of his tenure, Reed returned to the newspaper industry. In 1939 he was elected to the US Senate. He stayed there until his death in 1949. In the meantime, in 1942, he again tried in vain to nominate his party for the gubernatorial elections. Clyde Reed was married to Minnie E. Hart. The couple had ten children.

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SURNAME Reed, Clyde M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reed, Clyde Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Champaign County , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1949
Place of death Parsons , Kansas