Eugene Elliott Reed

Eugene Elliott Reed ( born April 23 1866 in Manchester, New Hampshire, † December 15, 1940 ) was an American politician. Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Eugene Reed attended the public schools of his home, but was at times also a private education. He also studied law. In the following years, Reed became a successful businessman. He was a director or board member of numerous construction companies in New England and New York. In addition to these activities Reed also began a successful political career as a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1899 and 1903 he was a town councilor in Manchester and from 1903 to 1911 he was mayor of his hometown. For twelve years he was in both the Democratic National Committee and the State Board of his party. In the years 1908, 1912, 1916 and 1924, Reed was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant. In 1910 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress the first time.

In 1912 he was elected in the first district of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. There he met on March 4, 1913 is the successor of the Republican Cyrus A. Sulloway, whom he had beaten in the election. But since he lost to Sulloway already at the next elections in 1914, Reed was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1915. During this time, the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution in Congress were discussed and ratified. After the end of his time in Congress, Reed was appointed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the American delegation to manage the Philippines. There he was commercial and Minister of Police in 1916. At that time he was also the first president of the railways of the city Manila. After his return to the United States in 1918, Reed ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate: He was defeated by Republican Henry W. Keyes.

Between 1919 and 1922 Eugene Reed was engaged in export trade in New York City, from 1922 to 1931 he was vice-president of the insurance company United Life & Accident Insurance Co. in Concord. In the years 1933 and 1934 he led the charge of New Hampshire Department of National Recovery Administration, which is part of the issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal program to overcome the global economic crisis was. From 1934 to 1939 Reed has held more offices in reconstruction organizations. He was head of the Federal Housing Agency for New Hampshire and served as director of the National Emergency Council for his state. Reed died on 15 December 1940.