Mark E. Reed

Mark Edward Reed (December 23, 1866 – September 5, 1933) was an American lumberman, financier and politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1915 to 1931.[1][2] He was Speaker of the House from 1923 to 1925.[3]

Mark E. Reed
Reed in 1923
Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 31st district
In office
1915–1931
Personal details
Born
Mark Edward Reed

(1866-12-23)December 23, 1866
Olympia, Washington, United States
DiedSeptember 5, 1933(1933-09-05) (aged 66)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Political partyRepublican

Reed did not find financial success until 1897 when he was employed by Sol Simpson to help manage the company, Simpson Logging, later called Simpson Investment Company. In 1901, he married Simpson's daughter, Irene. After Simpson died in 1906 Reed assumed control of Simpson Logging. At that time the company employed approximately 300 people working out of five separate camps. By 1914, Reed had full control and transformed the company into a forest-products corporation. In 1925, the company opened its first sawmill, the Reed Mill, and entered the hemlock lumber manufacturing business.[4]

The Reed family currently owns Simpson Investment Company and are the fifth-largest private landowners in the United States, owning 1.37 million acres across California, Washington and Oregon.[5][6]

References
  1. http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf
  2. http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/Pictorial_Phone/41stSession1969opt.pdf
  3. http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9932
  4. "Archives West: Mark E. Reed papers, 1918-1942". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. Richter, Greg (2015-11-12). "John Malone, Ted Turner Top List of 10 Biggest Landowners in the US". Newsmax.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. "Land Report 100 – Largest Landowners In The U.S." The Land Report. 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2018.


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