Clarence A. Reid
# Clarence A. Reid

Clarence A. Reid (December 11, 1892 – January 1978) was the 50th lieutenant governor of Michigan, from 1953 to 1955.

## Early life

Reid was born in a log cabin in Circleville, Ohio on December 11, 1892.

## Education

Reid graduated Circleville High School. Reid attended the University of Michigan Law School. His education was interrupted by his enlistment into the United States Army, but was continued afterward. Reid was admitted to the bar in 1920.

## Military career

Reid enlisted into the United States Army in 1917 during World War I. Reid was first assigned to the 85th Infantry Division, then later to the 14th Infantry Division.

## Career

After World War I, Reid opened a law office in Detroit, Michigan in 1920. Reid was a failed candidate in the 1932 Republican primary for the position of the United States representative from Michigan's 15th district. Reid ran for the position of member of the Michigan Senate from the 18th district in 1934 and 1938. Reid was elected to this position in 1940, and served in this position from 1941 to 1948. In 1948, he would not win re-election, being defeated by James P. Hannan. He would be elected to this position again on 1950, and served his last term in the Michigan Senate from 1951 to 1952. In 1953, Reid served as the lieutenant governor under Governor G. Mennen Williams. Reid failed to gain re-election to this position in 1954, 1956, 1960, and 1962.

## Personal life

Reid married Grace Mapes on March 26, 1921. Together they had three children. Reid was a member of a number of groups including the Lions Club, the Elks, the Eagles, the Forty and Eight, the American Legion, and the American Bar Association. Reid was a Freemason.

## Death

Reid died in the January of 1978.

