David A. Reed

David Aiken Reed
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office August 8, 1922 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by	William E. Crow
Succeeded by	Joseph F. Guffey
Personal details
Born	December 21, 1880(1880-12-21) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	February 10, 1953(1953-02-10) (aged 72) Sarasota, Florida
Political party	Republican

David Aiken Reed (December 21, 1880 – February 10, 1953) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

Along with Congressman Albert Johnson, Senator Reed was a co-author of the Immigration Act of 1924, the purpose of which was to restrict the movement of Eastern and Southern Europeans into the United States, and prohibit Asian immigration in its entirety.

External links

Biography portal

• David A. Reed at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• David Aiken Reed Scrapbooks at Seeley G. Mudd Library, Princeton University
• David A. Reed at Find a Grave

United States Senate
Preceded by William E. Crow	United States Senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania August 8, 1922 – January 3, 1935 Served alongside: George W. Pepper, William S. Vare, Joseph R. Grundy, James J. Davis	Succeeded by Joseph F. Guffey

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Persondata
Name	Reed, David Aiken
Alternative names
Short description	American senator for Pennsylvania
Date of birth	December 21, 1880
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death	February 10, 1953
Place of death	Sarasota, Florida