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'''Charlotte Leota Thompson Reid''' (September 27, 1913 – January 25, 2007) was a mostly [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who served as as a U.S. representative from [[Illinois]]' 15th congressional district for just over four terms. Her husband Frank R. Reid, Jr. ran for Congress in 1962 only to die after winning the primary, which led Charlotte subsequently being appointed to run for the House seat in the general election. | '''Charlotte Leota Thompson Reid''' (September 27, 1913 – January 25, 2007) was a mostly [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who served as as a U.S. representative from [[Illinois]]' 15th congressional district for just over four terms. Her husband Frank R. Reid, Jr. ran for Congress in 1962 only to die after winning the primary, which led Charlotte subsequently being appointed to run for the House seat in the general election. | ||
Revision as of 05:22, February 20, 2021
Charlotte Leota Thompson Reid (September 27, 1913 – January 25, 2007) was a mostly conservative Republican who served as as a U.S. representative from Illinois' 15th congressional district for just over four terms. Her husband Frank R. Reid, Jr. ran for Congress in 1962 only to die after winning the primary, which led Charlotte subsequently being appointed to run for the House seat in the general election.
Prior to her political career, Reid was a famous singer under the pseudonym "Annette King".