Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Gustav A. Reuss (pronounced Royce) and Paula Schoellkopf (b. 1876).[2] He was the grandson of a Wisconsin bank president who had emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1848.[3][4] Both his mother and uncle, Henry Schoellkopf (1879–1912), were grandchildren of Jacob F. Schoellkopf (1819–1899), a pioneer in harnessing the hydroelectric power of Niagara Falls.[5]
He was a lawyer in private practice and business executive. He served as assistant corporation counsel for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1939 to 1940 and Counsel for United States Office of Price Administration from 1941 to 1942.[2]
Reuss was frequently sought out by the Democratic leadership and candidates to comment on policies and actions of the Nixon and Ford Administrations.[8] That and his chairmanship of the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Conservation & the Environment made him a hero to liberals and progressives.[citation needed]
After the 1974 post-Watergate Democratic landslide victories in Congress, Reuss defeated the more senior Wright Patman of Texas as chairman of the House Banking Committee.[6][4] He opposed the war in Vietnam, and supported the campaign of U.S. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination. He served as an at-large delegate for McCarthy at the Democratic National Convention that year.[9]
Later career
He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982. After retiring from Congress, he continued to donate to Democratic campaigns, including to Senator Russ Feingold's and Paul Tsongas's campaigns in 1992. Mrs. Reuss was also an active donor to Democrats and related groups.[10]
In retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Reuss spent much time living in the “unknown south of France,” the title of their 1991 Harvard History Buff‘s Guide. This is a charming, erudite paperback, probably written largely by Margaret judging from style, and reflects a love of France and Reussian vigor of study and exploration.[12]
Legacy
For 20 years, beginning in 1983, a 14-story office building in Milwaukee was named Reuss Plaza Federal Office Building (It was later called The Blue and since 2019, 310W.) The National Park Service's Henry Reuss Ice Age Center is located near Dundee, Wisconsin.[1][13]
^Herbert, Bob (2002-01-21). "An Honorable Man". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-28. ...a thoughtful and creative congressman who represented the North Side of Milwaukee...
Reuss, Henry S. (1999). When government was good : memories of a life in politics. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN0-299-16190-0. LCCN98048747.
Reuss, Henry S. (1970). Revenue-sharing; crutch or catalyst for state and local governments? (1st ed.). New York, New York: Praeger Publishers. LCCN63023048.
Reuss, Henry S. (1969). Entwicklungshilfe und internationale Geldschöpfung; eine Vernunftehe (in German). Anton Zottmann (trans.). Tübingen, Germany: Mohr. LCCN71461679.
Reuss, Henry S. (1964). The critical decade : an economic policy for America and the free world (1st ed.). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill. LCCN63023048.
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