Henry Thomas Reed (October 1, 1846 – February 22, 1924) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

Education and career

Born in Alburgh, Vermont, Reed read law in 1870. He was in private practice in Cresco, Iowa from 1870 to 1904. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1876.

Henry Thomas Reed

Federal judicial service

Reed was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 5, 1904, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated through the retirement of Judge Oliver Perry Shiras. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1904, and received his commission the same day. After over fifteen years of active service, he assumed senior status on November 30, 1921. Reed's service ended when he died at his home in Cresco on February 22, 1924.

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1846 births

1924 deaths

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt

20th-century American judges

People from Alburgh, Vermont

Iowa lawyers

People from Cresco, Iowa

United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law

Henry Thomas Reed