Walter John Reum (July 7, 1914 - April 7, 1999) was an American lawyer, politician, and writer.
Reum was born in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the Austin Community Academy High School, University of Illinois, and Chicago-Kent College of Law. Reum was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1938 and practiced law in Chicago. In 1939 he married Lucy Reum.[1] He lived in Oak Park, Illinois with his wife and family. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1953 to 1963 and was a Republican. Reum also wrote plays and poems. Reum died in Oak Park, Illinois from cancer.[2] [3]