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Perry A. C. Reed

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Perry A. C. Reed
34th President pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate
In office
January 1927 – January 1929
Preceded byJohn W. Robbins
Succeeded byJohn W. Cooper
Member of the Nebraska State Senate
In office
1919–1933
Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office
1917–1918
Personal details
Born
Perry Alvin Charles Reed

(1871-01-22)January 22, 1871
Monroe, Wisconsin
DiedApril 4, 1943(1943-04-04) (aged 72)
Springfield, Missouri
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Abbie L. Westcott
(m. 1896)
OccupationFarmer, politician

Perry Alvin Charles Reed (January 22, 1871 – April 4, 1943) was a politician in the State of Nebraska.

Biography

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Reed was born on January 22, 1871, to John P. and Emma J. Reed in or near Monroe, Wisconsin. They moved to Nebraska in 1875.[1] On March 11, 1896, he married Abbie L. Westcott. He was a farmer by trade and a member of the Odd Fellows. He died of pneumonia in 1943.[1]

Political career

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Reed served in the Nebraska State Senate from 1919 to 1933.[1] Prior to that, he had served in the Nebraska State House of Representatives. He was a Republican.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Perry Reed, 73, Dies of Attack of Pneumonia". Lincoln Journal Star. April 5, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved January 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ The Nebraska Blue Book. Lincoln, Nebraska. 1922. p. 212.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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