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'''Louise Despard Goff Reece''' (November 6, 1898 – May 14, 1970) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] from the state's 1st congressional district who represented the area in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for a brief period in the early 1960s, succeeding her late husband [[Brazilla Carroll Reece]], a longtime congressman who died in 1961. She was the daughter and granddaughter of [[West Virginia]] U.S. senators Guy D. Goff and Nathan Goff respectively.<ref>[https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62c21f7 Reece, Louise Goff, 1898-1970]. ''Social Networks and Archival Context''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>
'''Louise Despard Goff Reece''' (November 6, 1898 – May 14, 1970) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] from the state's 1st congressional district who represented the area in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for a brief period in the early 1960s, succeeding her late husband [[Brazilla Carroll Reece]], a longtime congressman who died in 1961. She was the daughter and granddaughter of [[West Virginia]] U.S. senators Guy D. Goff and Nathan Goff respectively.<ref>[https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62c21f7 Reece, Louise Goff, 1898-1970]. ''Social Networks and Archival Context''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>
Reece's story is similar that of [[Irene Baker]], who succeeded her late husband [[Howard Baker, Sr.]] in the House around the same time period for the state's neighboring second congressional district.<ref>Hill, Ray (July 19, 2020). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/congresswoman-irene-baker/ Congresswoman Irene Baker]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>
Reece's story is similar that of [[Irene Baker]] (the stepmother of later Tennessee senator [[Howard Baker, Jr.]]), who succeeded her late husband [[Howard Baker, Sr.]] in the House around the same time period for the state's neighboring second congressional district.<ref>Hill, Ray (July 19, 2020). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/congresswoman-irene-baker/ Congresswoman Irene Baker]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>
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==Political involvement==