Reece, Louise Goff, 1898-1970

Louise Goff Reece (November 6, 1898 – May 14, 1970) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a United States Representative from Tennessee from, 1961 to 1963.

Born Louoise Despard Goff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Guy D. Goff and granddaughter of Nathan Goff, both of whom were U.S. Senators from West Virginia. She was educated at Miss Treat's School, Milwaukee-Downer Seminary, and Miss Spence's School in New York City. In 1917, she moved to Washington, DC, with her family when her father was appointed a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General. She left the comforts of home in 1920, to volunteer for an American relief effort in France spearheaded by Anne Morgan, daughter of financier J. P. Morgan. While in France, Goff drove ambulances through areas of the country that had been ravaged by World War I.

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