Henry Thomas Reed | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa |
Term Start: | November 30, 1921 |
Term End: | February 22, 1924 |
Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa |
Term Start1: | March 7, 1904 |
Term End1: | November 30, 1921 |
Appointer1: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Predecessor1: | Oliver Perry Shiras |
Successor1: | George Cromwell Scott |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1846 |
Birth Place: | Alburgh, Vermont |
Death Place: | Cresco, Iowa |
Spouse: | Laura Webster |
Children: | Carl Webster Reed |
Education: | Read law |
Henry Thomas Reed (October 1, 1846 – February 22, 1924) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Born in Alburgh, Vermont, Reed read law in 1870. He was in private practice in Cresco, Iowa from 1870 to 1904. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1876.[1]
Reed was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 5, 1904, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated through the retirement of Judge Oliver Perry Shiras. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1904, and received his commission the same day. After over fifteen years of active service, he assumed senior status on November 30, 1921. Reed's service ended when he died at his home in Cresco on February 22, 1924.[2]