Kenneth Reid

Background

Reid, Kenneth was born on August 23, 1893 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of James and Martha Florence (Rodgers) Reid.

Education

Graduate Mechanic Arts High School, Boston, 1911. Mechanical Engineering, Lowell Institute, Boston, 1914. Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1918.

Career

Sales engineer The Angus Limited company, Calcutta, India, 1920-1922. Personnel manager, division of industrial corporation and research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1922-1926. Associate editor Pencil Points, architectural magazine, New York, New York, March 1926-December 1931, managing editor, 1932-1935, editor-in-chief, 1936-1946.

Consultant editor book division Reinhold Public Corporation, New York City, January 1947-May 1948.

Editor book department, Agricultural Record, since 1948.

Achievements

• Kenneth Reid has been listed as a noteworthy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as Lieutenant (junior grade) Construction Corps, United States Navy, 1918-1920. Member American Institute Architects, Architectural League of New York, New York Building Congress (board of Governors, 1940-1942), Citizens’ Housing Council of New York, Lambda Chi Alpha. Clubs: Century Association, National Press (Washington).

Connections

Married Rose East. Lawson, April. Children: Kenneth, Rosalind.

Father:

James Reid

Mother:

Martha Florence (Rodgers) Reid

Spouse:

Rose East. Lawson

child:

Kenneth Reid

child:

Rosalind Reid