Donald H. Reed Jr. | |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1933 |
Birth Place: | East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S. |
Office1: | Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Palm Beach County |
Term Start1: | 1963 |
Term End1: | March 1967 |
Office2: | Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 76th district |
Term Start2: | March 1967 |
Term End2: | 1972 |
Preceded2: | District established |
Succeeded2: | Chuck Nergard |
Office3: | Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | 1960s |
Term End3: | 1970s |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Ohio State University University of Florida |
Donald H. Reed Jr. (February 28, 1933 – November 1996) was an American politician[1] who served as a Republican member for the 76th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[2] [3]
Reed was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, and moved to Florida in 1951. He earned a bachelor's degree at Ohio State University in 1957, and a law degree at the University of Florida in 1960. From 1963 he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was elected as the first representative for the newly-established 76th district in 1967, and succeeded by Chuck Nergard in 1972.
Reed served as the minority leader of the Florida House of Representatives from the 1960s to 1970s.[4] [5] [6]
Reed died in November 1996 of a cerebral hemmorage,[7] at the age of 63.