Bio of REED, Louis Albert (b.1855), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 595-596
LOUIS ALBERT REED
Prominent in the legal and political circle of Minneapolis is Louis Albert Reed,
who was born in Mason county, Illinois, on the 23d day of January, 1855, a son
of Adam Reed, who was born at Canton, Ohio, and his father in Pennsylvania, and
Julia Alien Reed, his mother, born in Kentucky. The father of Louis Albert Reed
was a successful miller and farmer. Mason county then adjoined Sangamon county,
in Illinois, near where the pioneer days of Abraham Lincoln were spent.
Upon attaining school age Louis Albert Reed attended the public schools of his
native county and in due time enrolled in the Illinois Normal University at
Normal, Illinois. He also took a two-years' course in the Illinois University at
Champaign, Illi­nois. Subsequently he began to teach school and while active in
that capacity, he took up the study of law in the office of George W. Ellsbury
of Mason City, Illinois. In 1880 he retired from educational work and in July
came to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he has since resided. He entered the law
offices of Rea, Woolley & Kitchel and on April 1, 1883, began to practice
independently. He became assistant county attorney under John G. Woolley,
serving in that office with distinction. On November 1, 1883, he formed a
partnership with John G. Woolley, who afterward became a national advo­cate of
prohibition, and Charles P. Diddle, the firm becoming Woolley, Biddle & Reed.
That association was maintained until 1886, when on the first of January of that
year, he entered into partnership with Robert D. Russell, who later became judge
of the district court, and George D. Emery, who thereafter became judge of the
municipal court. For some years he was a member of that firm, which was known as
Russell, Emery & Reed, and then William J. Calhoun, an ex-senator of the state
of Illinois, entered the firm, and it became Russell, Calhoun & Reed. Mr. Reed
now has associated with him in practice, his two sons, under the firm name of L.
A., A. P. & R. C. Reed.
Mr. Reed was elected county attorney of Hennepin county and served during the
years 1899-1900, with distinction and credit to himself. Among his assistants in
office were Charles S. Jelley, late judge of the district court, John A. Dahl,
now judge of pro­bate court of said county, James M. Pulliam and Thomas
Hutchinson.
On July 8, 1880, Mr. Reed was married to Miss Isabelle Dorothy Trent, and they
have two sons: Albert Preston, extended mention of whom is made elsewhere in
this work; and Russell Claude, who are both graduates of the University of
Minnesota.
Mr. Reed is a strict adherent of the republican party and he has been a prime
factor in the promotion of party affairs. He is one of the most popular speakers
of the party and in 1890 was chairman of the Hennepin County Republican
committee and in 1894 was chairman of the Republican Judiciary committee,
holding the latter position for years. He managed many political campaigns
successfully and he is held in high esteem and confidence by members of the
party. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, the Elks, Knights of
Pythias and Modern Woodmen of America. He is interested in farming and
orcharding, as well as the legal profession, and his influence is ever on the
side of advancement and improvement.