Carroll Reece | |
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 Reece c. 1924 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Sam R. Sells |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Lovette |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Lovette |
| Succeeded by | Dayton E. Phillips |
| In office January 3, 1951 – March 19, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Dayton E. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Louise Goff Reece |
| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office April 1, 1946 – June 27, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Brownell Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brazilla Carroll Reece December 22, 1889 Butler, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1961 (aged 71) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Louise Goff |
| Education | Appalachian State University Carson-Newman University (BA) New York University (MA) London School of Economics |
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (December 22, 1889 – March 19, 1961) was an American Republican Party politician from Tennessee. He represented eastern Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives for all but six years from 1921 to 1961 and served as the Chair of the Republican National Committee from 1946 to 1948. A conservative, he led the party's Old Right wing alongside Robert A. Taft in crusading against interventionism, communism, and the liberal policies pursued by the Roosevelt and Truman administrations.
From 1953 to 1954, as chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations, often called the Reece Committee, he led an investigation of Communist activities by non-profit organizations, particularly educational institutions and charitable foundations. The Reece Committee concluded that foundations were actively embroiled in efforts to promote socialist and collectivist ideologies.