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Henry S. Reuss (Henry Schoellkopf Reuss) was born on 22 February, 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Henry S. Reuss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As Henry Schoellkopf Reuss
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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 22 February 1912
Birthday 22 February
Birthplace Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of death 2002
Died Place San Rafael, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Margaret Magrath (m. 1942)

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1848

He was the grandson of a Wisconsin bank president who had emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1848.

1876

He was the son of Gustav A. Reuss (pronounced Royce) and Paula Schoellkopf (b. 1876).

1879

Both his mother and uncle, Henry Schoellkopf (1879–1912), were grandchildren of Jacob F. Schoellkopf (1819–1899), a pioneer in harnessing the hydroelectric power of Niagara Falls.

He grew up in Milwaukee's German section.

1912

Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (February 22, 1912 – January 12, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.

Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1933

Reuss earned his A.B. from Cornell University in 1933 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society.

1936

He then earned his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1936.

He was a lawyer in private practice and business executive.

1939

He served as assistant corporation counsel for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1939 to 1940 and Counsel for United States Office of Price Administration from 1941 to 1942.

1940

She worked at the Office of Price Administration in the 1940s, and taught at Federal City College from 1970.

1942

In 1942, he married Margaret Magrath (c. 1920–2008).

1943

He was in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, leaving as a major.

He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in the infantry.

1944

She was an alumna of Bryn Mawr College who earned a master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1944, and a Ph.D. from George Washington University in 1968, both in economics.

1945

He served as chief of price control, Office of Military Government for Germany in 1945, and deputy general counsel for the Marshall Plan, Paris, France in 1949.

1948

He served as member of legal advisory committee, United States National Resources Board from 1948 to 1952.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Milwaukee in 1948 and 1960, losing to Frank Zeidler and Henry Maier, respectively.

1950

After the War, Reuss became a special prosecutor for Milwaukee County in 1950.

In 1950, he left the Republican party due to his antipathy towards Senator Joseph McCarthy.

1952

As a Democrat, Reuss waged an unsuccessful primary election campaign to become McCarthy's opponent in the 1952 general election.

He attended the 1952 Democratic National Convention as an alternate delegate.

1953

He served as member of the school board for Milwaukee from 1953 to 1954.

1955

Reuss was elected as a Democrat from the 5th district to the Eighty-fourth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1983).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing in the Ninety-fourth Congress.

He served as chairman of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs in the Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses.

He served as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee in the Ninety-seventh Congress.

Among many aides, most key were Donald and Sara Robinson throughout his Congressional career.

With a powerful intellect and gift for explaining complex economic issues in easily-understood, pithy remarks, Reuss was frequently sought out by the Democratic leadership and candidates to comment on policies and actions of the Nixon and Ford Administrations.

That and his chairmanship of the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Conservation & the Environment made him a hero to liberals and progressives.

1968

He opposed the war in Vietnam, and supported the campaign of U.S. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination.

He served as an at-large delegate for McCarthy at the Democratic National Convention that year.

1974

After the 1974 post-Watergate Democratic landslide victories in Congress, Reuss defeated the more senior Wright Patman of Texas as chairman of the House Banking Committee.

1977

FCC was part of the merger to create the University of the District of Columbia in 1977, and she continued teaching there until she retired in 1985, as department chairman.

She served mayor Marion Barry in several capacities, supported the Community for Creative Non-Violence, Emily's List, and various Democrats.

They had four children, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

1982

He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982.

1991

In retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Reuss spent much time living in the “unknown south of France,” the title of their 1991 Harvard History Buff‘s Guide.

1992

After retiring from Congress, he continued to donate to Democratic campaigns, including to Senator Russ Feingold's and Paul Tsongas's campaigns in 1992.

Mrs. Reuss was also an active donor to Democrats and related groups.