Edward Herbert Rees | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Randolph Carpenter |
| Succeeded by | Garner E. Shriver |
| Member of theKansas Senate from the24th district | |
| In office January 9, 1933 – 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Elbert Barrier |
| Succeeded by | N. B. Wall |
| Member of theKansas House of Representatives from the 45th district | |
| In office January 10, 1927 – January 9, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Ericsson |
| Succeeded by | Roy Wilford Riegle |
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| Born | (1886-06-03)June 3, 1886 Emporia, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1969(1969-10-25) (aged 83) Emporia, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Edward Herbert Rees (June 3, 1886 – October 25, 1969) was aU.S. Representative fromKansas.
Born on a farm nearEmporia, Kansas, his father and maternal grandparents were all born inWales.[1] Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia. He taught school inLyon County, Kansas, from 1909 to 1911 and served as clerk of the court of Lyon County from 1912 to 1918.
Rees studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1915, and began a law practice in Emporia. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. Serving as a member of theKansas House of Representatives from 1927 to 1933, he was also a member of theKansas Senate from 1933 to 1935 and a member of the Kansas Judicial Council from 1933 to 1937. Rees was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-fifth Congress and to the 11 succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service (Eightieth andEighty-third Congresses). Rees voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960.[2][3]
Rees was not a candidate for renomination in 1960. He resumed the practice of law in Emporia, where he died on October 25, 1969. He was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in Emporia.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 4th congressional district January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961 | Succeeded by |
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