Background
Larson, Reed Eugene was born on September 27, 1922 in Smith County, Kansas, United States. Son of George Christian and Edith Hazel (Whitney) Larson.
Larson, Reed Eugene was born on September 27, 1922 in Smith County, Kansas, United States. Son of George Christian and Edith Hazel (Whitney) Larson.
Student, Kansas Wesleyan University, 1940-1941; student, Ohio State University, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science in E.E, Kansas State University, 1947.
Design engineer, Stein laboratories, Atchison, Kansas, 1947-1948; processing engineer, Coleman Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1948-1954; executive vice president, Kansans for the Right to Work, Wichita, 1954-1958; executive vice president, National Right-to-Work Committee, Washington, 1959-1976; president, National Right-to-Work Committee, Washington, since 1976; executive vice president, National Right-to-Work Legal Defense Foundation, Washington, 1968-1973; president, National Right-to-Work Legal Defense Foundation, Washington, since 1973. Chairman Hallmark Bank & Trust, 1984-1996. Vice chairman F&M Bank-Northern Virginia, since 1996.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Mont Pelerin Society, Philadelphia Society, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1953-1954), Rotary, American Legion.
Married Marjorie Jeanne Hess, August 31, 1947. Children: Patricia Kay Larson Sween, Barbara Ann Larson Finnegan, Marcia Lynn Larson Craig.