Richard F. Reed
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 by | Charles F. Engle |
| Succeeded by | W. C. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1861 Fayette, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1926 (aged 64) Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 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] After his appointment to the state supreme court, he was succeeded in the Senate by W. C. Martin.[7] 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.[8] 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][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
- ^ a b c d "Judge Reed Is Buried At Natchez", Jackson Clarion-Ledger (June 2, 1926), p. 2.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 336.
- ^ "Reed is Ablest Lawyer in Senate", Natchez Democrat (January 21, 1912), p. 1.
- ^ "Richard Reed Is Judge Mayes' Successor", Hattiesburg Daily News (August 13, 1912), p. 1.
- ^ "Supreme Court In Session", The Grenada Sentinel (October 25, 1912), p. 15.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1914). Journal. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Judge Reed Buried", The Commercial Appeal (June 2, 1926), p. 30.
- ^ "Judge Reed Dies", Biloxi Sun Herald (May 31, 1926), p. 1.
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