Clifford H Reeder | |
Birth Name: | Clifford Howard Reeder |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1880 |
Birth Place: | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Order: | 14th and 21st |
Office: | Mayor of Miami |
Term Start: | 1929 |
Term End: | 1931 |
Term Start2: | 1941 |
Term End2: | 1943 |
Predecessor: | E.G. Sewell |
Successor: | R.B. Gautier |
Predecessor2: | Alexander Orr, Jr |
Successor2: | Leonard K. Thomson |
Spouse: | Nellie Scarboro |
Children: | 1 |
Profession: | Accountant |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1918-1919 (USA) |
Rank: | Lieutenant |
Clifford Howard Reeder (August 12, 1880 – December 1, 1961)[1] was an American politician who served as the 14th and 21st mayor of Miami.
Reeder entered into World War I on August 12, 1918. He served 10 months overseas as an Army officer and engineer and was discharged in July 1919.[2]
Elected as a Republican, Reeder served from 1929 to 1931 and then notably again during World War II.
During his tenure as mayor, Reeder and his wife helped launch the U.S.S. Miami.[3]
In 1942 Reeder testified before Congress in relation to inland waterways and how to improve the movement of war materials to coastal cities like Miami.[4]
Reeder was the Commander of Miami's Harvey W Seeds American Legion Post #29 in 1924.