Reed, Thomas Harrison, 1881-

Reed earned his Harvard AB in 1901.

From the description of The municipal government of Manchester, [thesis for] Government 10, [1901] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074413

Consultant in municipal government, professor of political science at the University of California and the University of Michigan.

From the description of Thomas H. Reed papers, 1902-1971. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 154302203

Reed's career in municipal government began in 1909 and extended well into the 1960s. During this period Dr. Reed held many positions, including Professor of Municipal Government at the University of California, Berkeley, Executive Secretary to the Governor of California, City Manager of San Jose, California, Consultant for the National Municipal League, Director of the National Municipal League's Consultant Services, and privately employed municipal consultant. In his role as municipal consultant, Reed studied the administration and organization of many American cities, including Atlanta, Augusta, Charleston, S.C., Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Norfolk, Richmond, and Hartford, Connecticut.

Dr. Reed was an active member of the American Political Science Association and he maintained a strong interest in Belgium during much of his life. He published a study of Belgian government in 1924, assisted in the translation of Leopold of the Belgians (1929), participated in the activities of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, and was an officer in the Order of Leopold.

Thomas Harrison Reed was born in Boston in 1881. He was educated at Harvard University where he received his AB in 1901 and his LL.B. in 1904. He did post-graduate work at Columbia University in 1908 and 1909 and received an LL. D. from the University of Brussels in 1930. Dr. Reed was a Professor of Political Science at The University of Michigan from 1922 until 1936 when he resigned to devote his full attention to his duties as Director of Consultant Services for the National Municipal League, a position which he held since 1933. Dr. Reed served as Director of Studies for the Republican Program Committee during 1938 and 1939 and thereafter he was a privately employed municipal consultant. Throughout his career, Reed maintained a close association with the National Municipal League and was active in the League's affairs. Reed also held positions on many councils and commissions involved with the study of government in many communities. During his lifetime, Reed was often in contact with such luminaries of the American intellectual establishment as Charles A. Beard, A. Lawrence Lowell, and Charles E. Merriam. Dr. Reed was an accomplished public speaker and a prolific author of books and articles on a variety of topics relating to government. He died in Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1971.

From the guide to the Thomas Harrison Reed Papers, 1902-1971, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)