Background
Reed, Martin Monroe was born on January 9, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Martin Monroe and Mary Selina (Jones) Reed.
Reed, Martin Monroe was born on January 9, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Martin Monroe and Mary Selina (Jones) Reed.
Bachelor of Arts, Lehigh University, 1933. Bachelor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1936.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1936, in practice, Philadelphia, 1937-1942. Associate law firm Duane, Morris and Heckscher, 1937-1941. Partner law firm of Warriner and Reed, 1941-1942.
Counsel Frankford Arsenal, Army Ordnance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1941.
Assistant to president Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Brooklyn, 1943, secretary, vice president, executive vice president, 1943-1948, president 1948-1958, director, 1947-1958. President Harris-Intertype International, since 1958.
Vice president Harris-Intertype Corporation, since 1958, and chairman, director foreign subsidiaries. President Intertype Company, Brooklyn, since 1962.
Member Philadelphia Bar Association, Sons of the American Revolution, Delta Sigma Phi. Clubs: India House, East Clampus Vitus (San Francisco).
Married second, Betty Mary Gentles, 1953. Children: Martin Monroe, III, Martha Selina, Emily van Laer.