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By 1914, Reed had full control and transformed the company into a forest-products corporation. In 1925, the company opened its first sawmill, the Reed Mill, and entered the hemlock lumber manufacturing business. [2] In 2014, the Reed family purchased 600,000 acres of Oregon timberland, putting them fifth on the largest US landowners list.
"Reed" is commonly believed to be a nickname-derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red. [1]At least one example of the Reed surname, that originating in the County of Northumberland in northern England, is derived from a location, the valley of Redesdale and the River Rede that runs through it.
Mark Edward Reed (December 23, 1866 – September 5, 1933) was an American lumberman, financier and politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1915 to 1931.
John Reed, American miner, founder of the Reed Gold Mine in North Carolina; John Reed Jr. (1781–1860), American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed Sr. John Reed Sr. (1751–1831), American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801; John Reed (actor) (1916–2010), English actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera ...
Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741 – March 5, 1785) was an American lawyer, military officer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States.He served as aide-de-camp to George Washington, as adjutant general of the Continental Army and fought in several key battles during the American Revolutionary War.
add entry: {{subst:cfr2|Reed family (Pennsylvania and New Jersey)|Reed family|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed rename. ~~~~}} Administrators : Click here to rename This category is for members of the Reed family of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, whose patriarch was the politician Joseph Reed (1741–1785).
The subdivision of the Reed land in 1849 resulted in the naming of Reed, Carrie, Margaret [sic], Keyes, Lewis, Martha, Patterson, and Virginia Streets in honor of Reed family members. The present-day Reed Elementary School is named after Frazier O. Reed, a grandson of James F. Reed. [6] In 1851, during the California statehood process, Reed was ...
The two-story, federal-style house was built circa 1809 for Oliver Reed Jr., and inhabited by four generations of the Reed family. In 1973 it was purchased by the Townsend Historical Society. Nearly everything inside is original, from the wide pine floors to the crown glass windows to the mammy bench in the kitchen.