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Clyde Martin Reed (October 19, 1871 – November 8, 1949) was an American politician from
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who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and
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from that state.


Biography

Born in
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, Reed moved to Kansas with his family when he was four years old. After completing a basic education, he taught school for a single year then began work as a federal employee. He served in different capacities for the next thirty years. He first worked for the railroad mail carrier service, rising to be superintendent of several areas throughout the
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and then to the Railway Adjustment Division,
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superintendent. He married Minnie E. Hart in 1891 and they had ten children.


Career

In 1919, Reed became personal secretary to Governor Henry J. Allen in Topeka, who was also owner and publisher of the ''Wichita Beacon''. Four years later, he purchased controlling interest in the ''Parsons Sun'' newspaper of
Parsons, Kansas Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,600. It is the most populous city of Labette County, and the second-most populous city in the southeastern region of Kansas. ...
, and continued as publisher until his death in 1949. He served on the Kansas Industrial Court from 1920 to 1921, and was a member of the Public Utilities Commission from 1921 to 1924. Reed was elected
Governor of Kansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...
in 1929, after becoming known as a candidate for being extremely
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. Shortly after he moved into the governor's mansion, the
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began. Reed called an extra session of the
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to combat the troubles faced by Kansans dealing with the depression. Reed was defeated in his bid for renomination in 1930, and returned to newspaper editing. When the anti-Semitic preacher
Gerald B. Winrod Gerald Burton Winrod (March 7, 1900 – November 11, 1957) was an American antisemitic evangelist, author, and political activist. He was charged with sedition during World War II, charges were later dropped. Biography He was born on March 7, 19 ...
ran for the Republican nomination for the
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in 1938 and seemed likely to win it, Reed was recruited by the mainstream political establishment as a popular figure who could prevent Winrod's nomination. Reed won the nomination and the general election, unseating incumbent Democrat
George McGill George S. McGill (February 12, 1879May 14, 1963) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1930 to 1939. He was a member of the Democratic Party. , McGill was the most recent Democrat to represent Kansas ...
, and was re-elected in 1944, and served in that office until his death. While in the Senate, his fellow Kansas Senator was also a former governor,
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
. Reed attempted to obtain the 1942 Republican nomination for governor of Kansas but failed.


Death

Reed died in 1949 while on a visit home from the Senate. He is interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons.


See also

*
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: * List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List o ...


References


External links


Governor's Mansion Bio
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Parsons Sun.com

Publications concerning Kansas Governor Reed's administration available via the KGI Online Library
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