Eugene Elliott Reed
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Eugene Elliott Reed was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
.
Born in Manchester
, Reed attended the public schools and received instruction from private tutors. He studied law, then engaged in the construction contracting business, serving as director and officer of numerous New England
and New York
corporations. He was an alderman
of Manchester, 1899–1903, and served as mayor
, 1903-1911.
Reed served as Democratic
National and State committeeman for twelve years and was a delegate to Democratic National Conventions in 1908, 1912, 1916, and 1924. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1910 to the Sixty-second
Congress, but was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
He was appointed by President Wilson
to the Philippine Commission
and served as secretary of commerce and police in 1916. He negotiated the purchase and was first president under the Philippine ownership of Manila
railroads. He returned to the United States in 1918.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in 1918, then engaged in the general export business in New York 1919-1922. He served as vice president of United Life & Accident Insurance Co., Concord, New Hampshire
, from 1922 to 1931. He was National Recovery Administration
director for New Hampshire in 1933 and 1934 and State Director of the National Emergency Council and Federal Housing Agency, 1934-1939. He was a member of the New Hampshire Emergency Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Committee in 1936 and served on the New Hampshire Disaster Relief Committee in 1938. He was the regional director for New England, Office of Government Reports, in 1939 and 1940.
He died in Manchester
, December 15, 1940, and was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
.
Born in Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, Reed attended the public schools and received instruction from private tutors. He studied law, then engaged in the construction contracting business, serving as director and officer of numerous New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
corporations. He was an alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
of Manchester, 1899–1903, and served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, 1903-1911.
Reed served as Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
National and State committeeman for twelve years and was a delegate to Democratic National Conventions in 1908, 1912, 1916, and 1924. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1910 to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
Congress, but was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He was appointed by President Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
to the Philippine Commission
Philippine Commission
The Philippine Commission was a body appointed by the President of the United States to exercise legislative and limited executive powers in the Philippines. It was first appointed by President William McKinley in 1901. Beginning in 1907, it acted as the upper house of a bicameral Philippine...
and served as secretary of commerce and police in 1916. He negotiated the purchase and was first president under the Philippine ownership of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
railroads. He returned to the United States in 1918.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in 1918, then engaged in the general export business in New York 1919-1922. He served as vice president of United Life & Accident Insurance Co., Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
, from 1922 to 1931. He was National Recovery Administration
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices...
director for New Hampshire in 1933 and 1934 and State Director of the National Emergency Council and Federal Housing Agency, 1934-1939. He was a member of the New Hampshire Emergency Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Committee in 1936 and served on the New Hampshire Disaster Relief Committee in 1938. He was the regional director for New England, Office of Government Reports, in 1939 and 1940.
He died in Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, December 15, 1940, and was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.