Background
REED, David Aiken was born on December 21, 1880 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Hay and Kate J. (Aiken) Reed.
REED, David Aiken was born on December 21, 1880 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Hay and Kate J. (Aiken) Reed.
Graduate Shadyside Academy, Pittsburgh, 1896. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1900, Doctor of Laws, 1925. Bachelor of Laws, University of Pittsburgh, 1903.
Began practice of law at Pittsburgh, 1903. Appointed member United States Senate, by governor of Pennsylvania, August 8, 1922, to succeed William E. Crow, deceased, and elected to same office following November, term 1923-1929. Reelected, term 1929-1935.
Now member Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh. Delaware to London Naval Conference, 1930. Major 311th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, World War.
Trustee of Princeton University.
Protestant Church.
Member United States Senate, by governor of Pennsylvania, August 8, 1922, to succeed William E. Crow, deceased, and elected to same office following November, term 1923-1929. Member American Battle Monuments Commission, 1923-1947.
Married Adele Wilcox, November 12, 1902.; married second, Edna French, December 15, 1948. Children: David Aiken, Rosamond.