Thomas Brackett Reed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Brackett Reed

U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the House

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1839

Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1902

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Thomas Brackett Reed (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), was an American politician from the state of Maine, and was a member of the Republican Party.
He was elected to the United States House of Representatives 12 times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1889–1891 and again from 1895–1899. Occasionally ridiculed as "Czar Reed", he had great influence over the agenda and operations of the House, more so than any previous speaker.
He increased the Speaker's power by instituting the "Reed Rules," which limited the ability of the minority party to prevent the establishment of a quorum. Reed helped pass the Lodge Bill, which sought to protect African American voting rights in the Southern United States, but the bill failed to pass in the Senate and never became law.
He opposed the Spanish–American War and resigned from Congress in 1899.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat



Alternative names	Levin C. Handy
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	10 August 1855	26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q12033170 VIAF: 58349202 ISNI: 0000 0000 3167 288X LCCN: n96077991 Open Library: OL6939460A WorldCat