Richard Reading

Richard Reading


59th Mayor of Detroit
In office January 4, 1938 – January 1, 1940
Preceded by	Frank Couzens
Succeeded by	Edward Jeffries

Personal details
Born	February 7, 1882 (1882-02-07) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 9, 1952 (1952-12-10) (aged 70) Brighton, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse	Blanche White (m. 1901)
Children	4
Education	University of Detroit

Richard W. Reading (February 7, 1882 – December 9, 1952) was a Republican mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1938 to 1940.

Biography

Richard William Reading was born in Detroit on February 7, 1882, the son of Richard W. and Louise M. Reading.^[1] He was educated in the Detroit Public Schools and attended the University of Detroit.^[1]

Reading married Blanche White in 1901.^[1] The couple had four children.^[2]

Reading was for a time a semi-pro wrestler.^[2] He later worked variously as a printer, a newspaper executive, and a real estate dealer before entering public life in 1921.^[2]

Reading was appointed City Assessor in 1921, moved to City Controller in 1924, and was elected City Clerk in 1926.^[1] He stayed in the office of clerk until 1939, when he ran for mayor, ultimately defeating Patrick H. O'Brien by nearly two-to-one.^[2] However, once in the office, Reading engaged in graft, selling protection to numbers racketeers and promotions to police officers.^[3] This corruption was exposed as the campaign for the next mayoral election was gearing up,^[3] and Reading was crushed by Edward Jeffries.^[3]^[4]

Shortly after leaving office, Reading was indicted on charges of accepting bribes and conspiring to protect Detroit's gambling rackets.^[5] He was sentenced to four to five years in prison, of which he served three.^[5]

Richard W. Reading died on December 9, 1952, in Brighton, Michigan.^[6]

Political offices
Preceded by Frank Couzens	Mayor of Detroit January 4, 1938 – January 1, 1940	Succeeded by Edward Jeffries

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Who's Who in Detroit, 1935-36, Walter Romig & Co, 1935, p. 264
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CIO Candidate is Defeated in Detroit Vote". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nov 3, 1937.
^ ^a ^b ^c Edward Jeffries; Dominic J. Capeci (1996), Detroit and the "Good War": the World War II letters of Mayor Edward Jeffries and friends, University Press of Kentucky, p. 6, ISBN 0-8131-1974-X
^ "JEFFIES LIKELY WINNER; Detroit Mayor Seeks Fifth Term". New York Times. Nov 2, 1947.
^ ^a ^b "Kilpatrick among other Detroit officials who have faced legal trouble". The Detroit News. March 24, 2008.
^ "EX-MAYOR READING OF DETROIT IS DEAD". THE NEW YORK TIMES. December 10, 1952.

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