Ogden R. Reid

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Ogden R. Reid

AKA Ogden Rogers Reid

Born: 24-Jun-1925
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician, Diplomat
Party Affiliation: Democratic [1]

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from New York, 1963-75

Military service: US Army (1943-46)

Reid's grandfather was Editor & Publisher of the New York Tribune, as well as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1905-12.

[1] Originally a Republican, switched to the Democratic party in 1972.

Father: Ogden Mills Reid (editor, New York Herald Tribune, b. 1882, d. 1947)
Mother: Helen Rogers Reid (President & Chairman, New York Herald Tribune; b. 1882, d. 1947)
Brother: Whitelaw Reid (older)
Sister: Elisabeth (d. childhood)
Wife: Mary Louise Reid (m.)
Son: Ogden Mills Reid

High School: Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA (1940-43)
University: BA, Yale University (1949)
Administrator: Advisory Council, School of International Affairs, Columbia University

New York State Official Commissioner of Environmental Conservation (1975-76)
US Congressman, New York (1963-75)
US Ambassador to Israel (1959-61)
The New York Herald Tribune President & Editor (1955-58)
The New York Herald Tribune President & European Editor (1953-55)
The New York Herald Tribune Reporter, columnist (1950-52)
Atlantic Council Director
Council on Foreign Relations
Dean for America
Friends of Hillary

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