LORELLE VERNON REED

Source: The History of West Virginia, Old and New
	Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., 
	Chicago and New York, Volume III

pg. 68
Kanawha County
LORELLE VERNON REED, deputy collector of internal reve-
nue at Charleston, and division chief of that division, is one
of the old-time newspaper men of the state, and for a
quarter of a century was identified with the editorial man-
agement of the Preston Republican, removing from Terra
Alta to Charleston following his appointment in the internal
revenue service.

Mr. Reed was born at Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri,
May 25, 1867. His father is a minister of the Church of
the Disciples, and has served as pastor of many churches
of that denomination. L. V. Reed finished his education in
the Christian College at Ash Grove, Missouri, and first came
to West Virginia in 1894. His headquarters were at
Wheeling, and for a year or so he had been associated as a
salesman with the S. J. Clarke Publishing Company and the
Goodspeed Publishing Company of Chicago. He repre-
sented these publishing houses in Missouri, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Chicago. He is a Presbyterian
and a Mason.

In 1896 Mr. Reed removed to Terra Alta and became
editor of the Preston Republican. In 1899 he bought the
paper, and continued it as owner and editor from 1899 to
1921.

Mr. Reed was not a stranger to Charleston when he moved
his home here, since he has held several official positions
involving duty at the state capitol. For several years he
was secretary of the State Board of Control, with office at
Charleston, and he also served as clerk to the finance com-
mittee of the House of Delegates. He was appointed
deputy collector of internal revenue in October, 1921, and
shortly afterward he moved his family from Terra Alta to
Charleston. His jurisdiction comprises the counties of
Kanawha, Boone, Putnam, Raleigh, Greenbrier, Clay, Mon-
roe, Fayette, Pocahontas and Summers.

The Reed family has been well represented in the public
life of West Virginia for several years. Mrs. Reed had a
prominent part in the republican state campaign of 1920
and is one of the most influential workers among the newly
enfranchised element of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have
three interesting children. Virginia is the wife of G. R.
Silcott, of Columbus, Ohio.  The only son,, 0. Edward Reed,
is a graduate of Columbia University, and now has charge
of the publicity department of the Mergenthaler Linotype
Company at New York City. Miss Dolly Gray Reed is a
student in the University of Ohio at Columbus.


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