OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Thomas Brackett Reed

BORN:
October 18, 1839
Portland, Maine

DIED:
December 7, 1902 (age 63)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Bowdoin College (BA, 1860)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1864-1865:
Acting Assistant Paymaster, U.S. Navy
1865:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Portland, Maine
1868-1869:
Member, Maine House of Representatives
1870:
Member, Maine Senate
1870-1872:
Maine Attorney General
1874-1877:
City Solicitor of Portland, Maine
1877-1899:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-ME)
1889-1891:
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
1895-1899:
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

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