Henry S. Reuss AKA Henry Schoellkopf Reuss Born: 22-Feb-1912 Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI Died: 12-Jan-2002 Location of death: San Rafael, CA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Cremated
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic [1] Nationality: United States Executive summary: Congressman from Wisconsin, 1955-83 Military service: US Army (1943-45, Maj.) [1] Switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party, 1950.
Father: Gustav Adolph Ruess (b. 1868) Mother: Paula Schoellkopf (b. 1878, d. 1958) Wife: Margaret Magrath (teacher, m. 1942, until his death, d. 30-Sep-2008, two sons, two daughters) Son: Christopher Son: Michael Daughter: Jacqueline Daughter: Anne
University: AB, Cornell University (1933) Law School: LLB, Harvard Law School (1936)
US Congressman, Wisconsin 5th (3-Jan-1955 to 3-Jan-1983) Wisconsin State Official School Board, Milwaukee (1953-54) Marshall Plan Deputy General Counsel, Paris (1949)
US Official Legal Advisory Committee, US National Resources Board (1948-52) Office of Military Government, Germany Chief of Price Control (1945)
US Official Counsel, Office of Price Administration (1941-42) Wisconsin State Official Asst. Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee County (1939-40) Sphinx Head Society
Eagle Scout Bronze Star German Ancestry
Author of books:
The Critical Decade: An Economic Policy for America and the Free World (1964) Revenue Sharing: Crutch or Catalyst for State and Local Governments? (1970) To Save Our Cities: What Needs to Be Done (1977) The Unknown South of France: A History Buff's Guide (1991, with Margaret M. Reuss) When Government Was Good: Memories of a Life in Politics (1999, memoir)
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