EDWARD HERBERT REES

'Edward Herbert Rees' (June 3, 1886 - October 25, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia.
He taught school in Lyon County, Kansas from 1909 to 1911.
He served as clerk of the court of Lyon County, Kansas from 1912 to 1918.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Emporia, Kansas.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1927-1933.
He served in the State senate 1933-1935.
He served as member of the Kansas Judicial Council 1933-1937.
Rees was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1961).
He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service (Eightieth and Eighty-third Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960.
He resumed the practice of law in Emporia, where he died October 25, 1969.
He was interred in Maplewood Cemetery.

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