C. H. Reeder

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Clifford H Reeder
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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 by
Succeeded by
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)
RankUS-O1 insignia.svg Lieutenant

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

Reeder entered into World War I on August 12, 1918. 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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