Thomas Brackett Reed

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Thomas Brackett Reed was a powerful late-19th-century American politician and reforming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives known for strengthening the Speaker’s authority and overcoming legislative obstruction through the “Reed Rules.”

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instanceOf American politician
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
burialPlace Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
candidateInElection 1896 Republican presidential nomination contest
causeOfDeath stomach cancer
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1839-10-18
dateOfDeath 1902-12-07
describedBySource late-19th-century American political history
educatedAt Bowdoin College NERFINISHED
era Gilded Age
familyName Reed NERFINISHED
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
knownFor curbing filibusters and obstruction in the House of Representatives
establishing the “Reed Rules” on House procedure
strengthening the authority of the Speaker of the House
memberOf Maine House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
middleName Brackett NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Navy
movement legislative procedural reform
nickname Czar Reed NERFINISHED
notableWork Reed Rules NERFINISHED
Tariff reform legislation management in the House
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Attorney General of Maine NERFINISHED
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
city solicitor of Portland, Maine
religion Congregationalism
represents Maine's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Susan P. Merrill NERFINISHED
termEnd first speakership: 1891-03-04
second speakership: 1899-03-04
termStart first speakership: 1889-12-02
second speakership: 1895-12-02
workLocation Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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51st United States Congress speakerOfTheHouse Thomas Brackett Reed