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:For other [[Republican Party|Republicans]] named "Reese", see [[Bob Reese]], [[Frellsen Reese]], and [[Jim Reese]].
:''For other [[Republican Party|Republicans]] named "Reese", see [[Bob Reese]], [[Frellsen Reese]], and [[Jim Reese]].
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name=George Wilson Reese, Jr.
|name=George Wilson Reese, Jr.
}}
}}
'''George Wilson Reese, Jr.''' (August 10, 1923 – January 22, 1998),<ref name=reeseancestry>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2_s&gsfn=George+Wilson&gsln=Reese&mswpn__ftp=New+Orleans%2C+LA&msbdy=1924&uidh=upc|title=George Wilson Reese Jr.|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 6, 2015}}</ref> was an [[attorney]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who was a leading figure in the development of his state's [[Republican Party]] during the 1950s and the 1960s. He ran in the 1st congressional district for the [[United States House of Representatives]] against [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Felix Edward Hébert in 1952 and 1954 and for the [[United States Senate]] in 1960 against incumbent [[Allen J. Ellender]]. He was prior to 1960 the state's [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeeman]].
'''George Wilson Reese, Jr.''' (August 10, 1923 – January 22, 1998),<ref name=reeseancestry>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2_s&gsfn=George+Wilson&gsln=Reese&mswpn__ftp=New+Orleans%2C+LA&msbdy=1924&uidh=upc|title=George Wilson Reese Jr.|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 6, 2015}}</ref> was an [[attorney]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who was a leading figure in the development of his state's [[Republican Party]] during the 1950s and the 1960s. He ran in the 1st congressional district for the [[United States House of Representatives]] against [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Felix Edward Hébert]] in 1952 and 1954 and for the [[United States Senate]] in 1960 against incumbent [[Allen J. Ellender]]. He was prior to 1960 the state's [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeeman]].
==Background==
==Background==