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American judge (1861–1926)

Richard F. Reed
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
Preceded byCharles F. Engle
Succeeded byW. C. Martin
Personal details
Born(1861-11-11)November 11, 1861
Fayette, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1926(1926-05-31) (aged 64)
Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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.

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. Reed represented Adams County, Mississippi, for one term in the Mississippi State Senate, 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".

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. After his appointment to the state supreme court, he was succeeded in the Senate by W. C. Martin. 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. He lectured on law at Millsaps College.

Reed died at his home in Natchez on May 31, 1926, at the age of 64.

References

  1. Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
  2. ^ "Judge Reed Is Buried At Natchez", Jackson Clarion-Ledger (June 2, 1926), p. 2.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 336.
  4. "Reed is Ablest Lawyer in Senate", Natchez Democrat (January 21, 1912), p. 1.
  5. "Richard Reed Is Judge Mayes' Successor", Hattiesburg Daily News (August 13, 1912), p. 1.
  6. "Supreme Court In Session", The Grenada Sentinel (October 25, 1912), p. 15.
  7. Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1914). Journal. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Judge Reed Buried", The Commercial Appeal (June 2, 1926), p. 30.
  9. "Judge Reed Dies", Biloxi Sun Herald (May 31, 1926), p. 1.
Political offices
Preceded byRobert Burns Mayes Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
1912–1915 		Succeeded byJ. Morgan Stevens


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