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Term: Reuss, Henry S. 1912-2002

Definition:

(Dem.), 5th Congressional District. Born Milwaukee, February 22, 1912; married. Educ. Milwaukee schools; B.A. Cornell Univ. 1933; LL.B. Harvard Univ. 1936. Former practicing attorney, college lecturer, magazine writer. Veteran of World War II; served in Army 1943-45, Author of The Critical Decade; Revenue Sharing, Crutch or Catalyst; To Save Our Cities - What Needs to Be Done; and On the Trail of the Ice Age. Milw. County asst. corp. counsel 1939-40; asst. general counsel OPA 1941-42; deputy general counsel Marshall Plan, Paris, France 1949; mbr. Milw. School Board 1953-54; special prosecutor Milw. County Grand Jury 1950; counsel to Wis. Secy. of State in 1953 Supreme Court reapportionment case. Elected to U.S. House of Representatives since 1954. Committee assignments: 97th Congress - Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (ranking mbr., and chm. 96th, 95th and 94th Cong. and chm. its Subcom. on the City in 95th and 96th Cong.); Joint Economic Corn. (chm.) and chm. its International Economic Subcom. 93rd Congress - Joint Budget Corn.; Government Operations. Washington office: (202) 225-3571; district office: (414) 291-1331. Voting address: 1301 North Astor, Milwaukee 53202. Mailing address (office): 2413 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. (Blue Book 1981-82)

The Wisconsin Historical Society has manuscripts related to this topic. See the catalog description of the Henry S. Reuss Papers for details.