On declaration of war by the United States against Germany, Mr. Reed joined the army. He served as a first lieutenant in the Army Service Corps. After the war he returned to his legal practice, becoming counsel for the Burley Tobacco. Growers Cooperative Association.
In 1919 he was made general counsel of the Federal Farm Board and. served in that office until President Hoover appointed him as RFC counsel in December, 1932.
He married Miss Winifred Elgin, of Maysville, Ky. on May 11, 1908. Mrs. Reed takes an active interest in politics and social organization work. They have two children, John A. and. Stanley Forman.
Reed is a member of the American Bar Association and of the American Law Institute, Sons of Colonial Wars, Sons of American Revolution, Delta Phi Fraternity.
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