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Frederick M. Reed (July 28, 1924 – March 6, 2012) was a Vermont attorney and businessman who served as Vermont Attorney General.

Early life

Reed was born in Rutland, Vermont on July 28, 1924.Шаблон:Sfn He was raised in Manchester, where he attended the local schools and graduated from Burr and Burton Academy in 1942.Шаблон:Sfn

World War II

After his high school graduation, Reed was employed at a machine tool plant in Springfield.Шаблон:Sfn In February 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army for World War II.Шаблон:Sfn After completing his initial training, he served in the China Burma India Theater as a replacement soldier for Merrill's Marauders, leading supply trains of pack mules for troops that created roadblocks and other obstacles on the Burma Road to slow the retreating Imperial Japanese Army.Шаблон:Sfn After his overseas service, Reed returned to the United States and attended officer candidate school.Шаблон:Sfn The end of the war occurred before he could return to combat, and he was discharged in October 1945.Шаблон:Sfn

Post-World War II

After the war, Reed enrolled at the University of Vermont, and the advanced standing he received for credits earned while in the Army enabled him to graduate in three years.Шаблон:Sfn He then became a student at Albany Law School, and graduated first in the class of 1950.Шаблон:Sfn

After attaining admission to the bar, Reed practiced law in Montpelier.Шаблон:Sfn

Vermont Attorney General

In January 1955, Robert Stafford, then serving as Attorney General, appointed Reed to be his deputy.Шаблон:Sfn

When Stafford ran for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1956, he supported Reed to succeed him.Шаблон:Sfn Reed won the Republican nomination,Шаблон:Sfn and went on to win the general election.Шаблон:Sfn He was reelected in 1958,Шаблон:Sfn and served from January 1957 until resigning in January 1960.Шаблон:Sfn He was succeeded by Thomas M. Debevoise, who had served as his deputy.Шаблон:Sfn

Later career

Reed resigned as Attorney General in order to become general counsel for the Rock of Ages Corporation, and was later appointed vice president of sales and marketing in addition to his legal duties.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1969 Reed left Rock of Ages to become Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) for Governor Deane C. Davis, and he worked on passage of two of the Davis administration's signature programs, the Act 250 environmental protection law, and the sales tax that enabled Davis to eliminate a budget shortfall.Шаблон:Sfn

During Davis's second term (1971 to 1973), Reed served as the governor's counsel, a part-time position that enabled him to resume the private practice of law, first in Essex and later in Williston.Шаблон:Sfn

Reed subsequently became general counsel for the G. S. Blodgett Oven Company, where he later became a vice president and member of the board of directors.Шаблон:Sfn In 1981, Blodgett purchased the J.C. Pitman & Sons company of Concord, New Hampshire, a manufacturer of fryers and other restaurant and institutional kitchen equipment.Шаблон:Sfn Reed served as Pitman's president for five years, and then returned to his position as Blodgett's general counsel and vice president until retiring in 1992.Шаблон:Sfn

Later life

In retirement, Reed resided in Vinalhaven, Maine, and spent winters in Florida and South Carolina.Шаблон:Sfn In 2006 his wife and he purchased a condominium in Barre in 2006, which became their primary residence, and enabled them to spend more time with their children and grandchildren.Шаблон:Sfn

Death and burial

Reed died in Barre on March 6, 2012.Шаблон:Sfn He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.Шаблон:Sfn

Family

Frederick M. Reed was the son of Reginald H. and Lucy Pratt Reed.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1946 he married Jacquelyn Laurel Hansen (1926-2009), known as Laurel.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn They were the parents of three daughters, Luci, Martha, and Dorothy.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

References

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