Chauncey William Reed (June 2, 1890 – February 9, 1956) was a
U.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
Illinois.
Reed was born in
West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed.
[Political Graveyard: DuPage County, Illinois]
/ref> Reed's father held several political positions.
Reed attended the local public schools and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Reed was city treasurer of West Chicago, Illinois, in 1913 and 1914.
He graduated from the Webster College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, in 1915.
He was admitted to the bar that same year and commenced practice in Naperville, Illinois.
During World War I, Reed served as a sergeant in the 86th Infantry Division.
He resumed his law practice in Naperville upon his return from the war.
Reed served as State's Attorney
In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a loc ...
of DuPage County from 1920 to 1935 and also served as chairman of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee from 1926 to 1934. On October 3, 1929, Reed married Ella D. Stegen.[ They would become the parents of three children.][ Reed papers collection bio, Northern Illinois University]]
Reed was elected as a Republican Party (United States), Republican to the 74th United States Congress in 1934 and was later reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1935, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland on February 9, 1956.
He served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary for the 83rd Congress
The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the Truman administration, with ...
.
Reed was interred in Glen Oak Cemetery in his hometown of West Chicago, Illinois.
See also
*
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Chauncey William
1890 births
1956 deaths
People from West Chicago, Illinois
Politicians from Naperville, Illinois
United States Army soldiers
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
20th-century American politicians