Richard F. Reed | |
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
In office August 1912 – 1915 | |
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 9th district | |
In office January 1912 – August 1912 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Fayette, Mississippi, U.S. | November 11, 1861
Died | May 31, 1926 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Richard Forman Reed (November 11, 1861 – May 31, 1926) was an American state legislator and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1912 to 1915. [1]
Born in Jefferson County, Mississippi on November 11, 1861, Reed established his home in Natchez, Mississippi, where he entered the practice of law with his father in 1885. [2] [3] Reed represented Adams County, Mississippi, for one term in the Mississippi State Senate, [2] where he unsuccessfully opposed a measure to transition to an elected judiciary. He was "regarded by many as perhaps the ablest lawyer in the Senate". [4]
Reed was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, but later that year was appointed by Governor Earl L. Brewer to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Chief Justice Robert Burns Mayes. [5] [6] In addition to his judicial service, Reed was known as a writer, having written a piece titled The Nature Country describing the settlement of Natchez. [7] He lectured on law at Millsaps College. [2]
Reed died at his home in Natchez on May 31, 1926, at the age of 64. [2] [7] [8]
Richard F. Reed | |
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
In office August 1912 – 1915 | |
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 9th district | |
In office January 1912 – August 1912 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Fayette, Mississippi, U.S. | November 11, 1861
Died | May 31, 1926 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Richard Forman Reed (November 11, 1861 – May 31, 1926) was an American state legislator and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1912 to 1915. [1]
Born in Jefferson County, Mississippi on November 11, 1861, Reed established his home in Natchez, Mississippi, where he entered the practice of law with his father in 1885. [2] [3] Reed represented Adams County, Mississippi, for one term in the Mississippi State Senate, [2] where he unsuccessfully opposed a measure to transition to an elected judiciary. He was "regarded by many as perhaps the ablest lawyer in the Senate". [4]
Reed was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, but later that year was appointed by Governor Earl L. Brewer to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Chief Justice Robert Burns Mayes. [5] [6] In addition to his judicial service, Reed was known as a writer, having written a piece titled The Nature Country describing the settlement of Natchez. [7] He lectured on law at Millsaps College. [2]
Reed died at his home in Natchez on May 31, 1926, at the age of 64. [2] [7] [8]