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| Charles C. Reid | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Terry |
| Succeeded by | John Sebastian Little |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Chester Reid (1868-06-15)June 15, 1868 Clarksville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1922(1922-05-20) (aged 53) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Charles Chester Reid (June 15, 1868 – May 20, 1922) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1901 to 1911.
Early life and career
Born in Clarksville, Arkansas, Reid attended the public schools and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1883–1885. He was graduated from the law department of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1887.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Morrilton, Arkansas. He served as prosecuting attorney of Conway County from 1894 to 1898. In 1898 he voluntarily retired from office and resumed the practice of law.
Congress
Reid was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1911). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
Later career and death
He again engaged in the practice of his profession in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he died on May 20, 1922.
He was interred in Oakland Cemetery.
References
- "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- United States Congress. "Charles C. Reid (id: R000142)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
Media related to Charles C. Reid at Wikimedia Commons- Charles C. Reid at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded byWilliam L. Terry | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th congressional district March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
Succeeded byJohn S. Little |
| Preceded byHugh A. Dinsmore | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 5th congressional district March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 |
Succeeded byHenderson M. Jacoway |
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- 1868 births
- 1922 deaths
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
- Vanderbilt University Law School alumni
- University of Arkansas alumni
- People from Clarksville, Arkansas
- Politicians from Little Rock, Arkansas
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives