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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriAlbert Lee REEVES, Jr.
(1906-1987)
REEVES, Albert Lee, Jr., a
Representative from Missouri; born in Steelville, Crawford County,
Mo., on May 31, 1906; attended the public schools of Kansas City,
Mo.; was graduated from William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo., in
1927; taught at Baylor University in Waco, Tex., in 1927 and 1928;
student at Harvard University in 1928 and 1929; was graduated from
the University of Missouri Law School at Columbia in 1931; was
admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Kansas
City, Mo.; entered on active duty in July 1942 as captain, Corps of
Engineers, Missouri River Division, subsequently serving in India,
Burma, and China; promoted through the ranks to lieutenant colonel
and relieved from active duty April 23, 1946; resumed the practice
of law; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January
3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; practiced law in Kansas City,
Mo., and Washington, D.C.; senior vice president, Utah Construction
& Mining Co., San Francisco, Calif.; director and secretary of
Marcona Corporation and Affiliates; was a resident of Pauma Valley,
Calif., until his death in La Jolla, Calif., on April 15, 1987;
cremated; ashes buried at St. Francis Church, Pauma Valley.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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