Reed
Reed names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Reed ANDREW, an English philanthropist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ANDREW, an English philanthropist; born in London, England, Nov. 27, 1787; was educated in his native city and in 1811 was there ordained pastor of an independent congregation. He visited the United States in 1834, where he studied educational and religious conditions. In 1813 he established the London Orphan Asylum; in 1827 the Infant Orphan Asylum; in 1847 the ess Children in Croy- Asylum for Fatherless don; and later the Royal Hospital for Incurables and the Royal Asylum for Idiots. He was the author of "Martha" (1836); "The Day of Pentecost"; "The Revival of Religion" and "Earnest Piety Essential to Eminent Usefulness" (1839); and "Advancement of Religion the Claim of the Times" (1847); etc. He died in London, England, Feb. 25, 1862. JAMES A. REED
Reed JAMES A., United States Senator from Missouri
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JAMES A., United States Senator from Missouri; born in Ohio in 1861, he was educated at Coe College, Iowa, and admitted to the bar at Cedar Rapids in the same State. In 1887 he moved to Missouri, where he became a leader in the Democratic party in the State. From 1900 to 1904 he served as mayor of Kansas City, and was elected to the Senate for the term 1911-1917. In 1917 he was re-elected, and during this term he broke from the leadership of President Wilson and became one of the bitterest opponents of the League of Nations as championed by the President.
Reed THOMAS BRACKETT, an American statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
THOMAS BRACKETT, an American statesman; born in Portland, Me., Oct. 18, 1839; was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1860; studied law; appointed assistant paymaster United States navy in 1864; admitted to the ar; member of the Maine Portland bar; Legislature 1868-1869, and of the Senate 1870; State attorney-general, 1870-1872; member of Congress 1877-1899; and speaker of 51st, 54th, and 55th Congresses. In 1896 Mr. Reed was a prominent candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He resigned from Congress in 1899, and entered the practice of law in New York City. He died in 1902.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's left James A. Reed in mid-career in 1921, "one of the bitterest opponents of the League of Nations"; he stayed in the Senate until 1929, fought the Prohibition he had helped enact, made a losing run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1928, and died in 1944. Andrew Reed's charities all outlived him but under new names and ideas: the London Orphan Asylum survives as Reed's School at Cobham in Surrey, the Royal Hospital for Incurables in Putney is now the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, and the "Royal Asylum for Idiots" — a phrase no institution would use today — became Earlswood Hospital, which closed in the 1990s as long-stay asylums were shut down. Thomas Brackett Reed's real monument is the one Collier's does not name: the quorum-counting rulings and "Reed's Rules" he forced through as Speaker in 1890, which broke the disappearing-quorum tactic and still underlie the majority's control of the House.
Written for this edition, 2026.