Roy Edwin Reed (March 26, 1877 – August 21, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician. Reed was born in

Ripon, Wisconsin Ripon () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,863 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is surrounded by the Ripon (town), Wisconsin, Town of Ripon. Ripon is home to the Little White S ...

and was a prominent bicycle racer in his youth. Reed went to

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and received his law degree. He practiced law in Ripon and was the city attorney. In 1911, Reed served in the

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and was active in the Republican Party. During his term, he introduced a bill to legalize advertising in newspapers on Sundays, which had been prohibited by Wisconsin's

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. During

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, Reed served in the

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. He served in the Wisconsin Personnel Board during the administration of Wisconsin Governor

Julius Heil Julius Peter Heil (July 24, 1876November 30, 1949) was an American politician and the 30th governor of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1943. Early life Heil, a Jewish immigrant to the United States, was born in Düssmund an der Mosel, Germany. As a child ...

; however, Reed resigned from the board because of policy differences with Heil. Reed died of a heart attack at his home in Ripon, Wisconsin.Roy Reed, 66, Dies In Ripon, ''Wisconsin State Journal'', August 21, 1943, p. 1.

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* 1877 births 1943 deaths People from Ripon, Wisconsin Politicians from Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin American Red Cross personnel University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub