C. H. Reeder

Clifford Howard Reeder was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 12, 1880. Reeder was the City of Miami's 14th and 21st Mayor.

Clifford H Reeder
C.H. Reeder
14th and 21st Mayor of Miami
In office
1929–1931
Preceded byE.G. Sewell
Succeeded byR.B. Gautier
In office
1941–1943
Preceded byAlexander Orr, Jr
Succeeded byLeonard K. Thomson
Personal details
Born(1880-08-12)August 12, 1880
Knoxville, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Nellie Scarboro
ProfessionAccountant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1918-1919 (USA)
Rank Lieutenant

Reeder entered into World War I on Aug 12 2018. He served 10 months overseas as an Army Officer and engineer and was discharged in July 1919.[1]

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.[2]

Reeder was the commander of Harvey W Seeds American Legion Post #29 in 1924.

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.[3]


See also

Sources

  • Morales, Ralph (2018). Harvey W Seeds American Legion Post #29 History. Miami: Harvey Seeds Press. ISBN 978-0692128497.
  • Moore, Daniel Decatur (1922). Men of the South: A Work for the Newspaper Reference Library. Southern Biographical Association. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

References

  1. Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Clifford Howard Reeder". Florida Memory. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. "Miami II (CL‑89)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  3. Commerce, United States Congress Senate Committee on (1942). Hearings.
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