Joseph Rea Reed

Joseph Rea Reed
Chief Justice of Court of Private Land Claims
In office
June 1891 – 1894
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byJoseph Lyman
Succeeded byThomas Bowman
ConstituencyIowa's 9th district
Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1889 – February 28, 1889
Preceded byWilliam H. Seevers
Succeeded byJames H. Rothrock
Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1884 – February 28, 1889
Judge of Iowa's 13th Judicial District
In office
1872 – January 1, 1884
Appointed byCyrus C. Carpenter
Member of the Iowa Senate for the 21st District
In office
1866–1870
Personal details
Born(1835-03-12)March 12, 1835
Ashland County, Ohio
DiedApril 2, 1925(1925-04-02) (aged 90)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Resting placeWalnut Hill Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
OccupationJurist, politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of serviceJuly 1861–June 10, 1865
Rank Captain
Unit2nd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery
Battles/wars

Joseph Rea Reed (March 12, 1835 – April 2, 1925) was an Iowa Supreme Court justice (also Chief Justice for 2 months), one-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa, and chief justice of a specialized federal court.

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