Henry Schoellkopf Reuss
| Henry Schoellkopf Reuss | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Charles J. Kersten |
| Succeeded by | Jim Moody |
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| Born |
February 22, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | January 12, 2002 (aged 89) San Rafael, California |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Magrath (m. 1942; her death 2008) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Gustav A. Reuss Paula Schoellkopf |
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Cornell University Harvard Law School |
| Awards | Bronze Star |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (February 22, 1912 – January 12, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in that city's German section. Reuss earned his A.B. from Cornell University in 1933 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He then earned his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1936.
He was a lawyer in private practice and business executive. He served as assistant corporation counsel for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1939 to 1940 and Counsel for United States Office of Price Administration from 1941 to 1942.
He was in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, leaving as a major. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in the infantry. He served as chief of price control, Office of Military Government for Germany in 1945, and deputy general counsel for the Marshall Plan, Paris, France in 1949. After the War, Reuss became a special prosecutor for Milwaukee County in 1950.
In 1950, he left the Republican party due to antipathy for Senator Joseph McCarthy. As a Democrat, Reuss waged an unsuccessful primary election campaign to become McCarthy's opponent in the 1952 general election. He attended the 1952 Democratic National Convention as an alternate delegate.
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