Stuart F. Reed

Stuart F. Reed

Stuart Felix Reed (born January 8, 1866 in Philippi , West Virginia , †  July 4, 1935 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1925 he represented the third electoral district of the state of West Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Stuart Reed attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1885 the Fairmont State Normal School . It followed until 1889 a law degree at West Virginia University in Morgantown . Between 1889 and 1898 he was also active as a journalist. Between 1890 and 1898 he was editor of the newspaper "Telegram" in Clarksburg . Politically, Reed joined the Republican Party . Between 1895 and 1899 he was a member of the West Virginia Senate ; from 1897 to 1901 he was a postman in Clarksburg. He was also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Broaddus College between 1901 and 1908 . In 1909, Reed was a member of an international tax conference in Louisville ( Kentucky ). Between 1909 and 1917 he was Secretary of State, executive officer of the government of West Virginia. In 1915 he headed the Association of all Secretaries of State of the American states.

In 1916, Reed was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the third district of West Virginia. There he stepped on March 4, 1917 to succeed the Democrat Adam Brown Littlepage , who moved to the sixth constituency. After three re-elections, Reed was able to complete four consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1925 . From 1921 to 1923 he was chairman of the Committee for the Control of Expenditures of the Ministry of Justice. From 1923 to 1925 he served on the District of Columbia Administration Committee . During his time in Congress, the 18th and 19th amendments to the constitution were discussed and passed there. It was about the alcohol ban and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1924, Reed decided not to run again. In the following years he dealt with literary affairs. He lived in the federal capital Washington until his death on July 4, 1935 and was buried in Clarksburg.

Web links

• Stuart F. Reed in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Stuart F. Reed in the database of Find a Grave (English)