Charlotte Thompson Reid
| Charlotte Thompson Reid | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 15th district |
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In office January 3, 1963 – October 7, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Noah M. Mason |
| Succeeded by | Cliffard D. Carlson |
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September 27, 1913 Kankakee, Illinois |
| Died | January 25, 2007 (aged 93) Aurora, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Charlotte Thompson Reid (September 27, 1913 – January 25, 2007) served in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative for Illinois from 1963 to 1971. She was a member of the Republican Party.
Charlotte Leota Thompson attended Aurora, Illinois public schools and Illinois College. Before getting married and entering politics she was a featured vocalist with the NBC's Breakfast Club with Don McNeill; she appeared under the professional name of "Annette King".
On January 1, 1938, Charlotte Thompson married Frank R. Reid, Jr. (who died in 1962). She was the mother of four children: Illinois State Representative, Patricia Reid Lindner, Frank Reid, Susan Reid, and the late Edward Reid. As of 2007[update] she had eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Charlotte was very involved in her Husband's run for congress. He won the nomination over eight men only to die in August before he could run in the regular election. Because she was so involved in her husband's campaign, she was appointed to run in his place. She was first elected to Congress from the 15th District of Illinois in November 1962 and was the only new woman member elected that year. Her first Congress, the 88th, contained 12 women Representatives and 1 woman Senator. She was re-elected for four successive terms.
Her initial assignments were on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Public Works. She also served on the House Republican Policy Committee and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
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