Obituaries
Former Congressman Ogden Reid Dies At 93
He switched his party affiliation to Democrat in 1972 because he could not support Richard Nixon's re-election.
WACCABUC, NY — Former Israeli ambassador and congressman from Westchester Ogden R. Reid died at the age of 93 Saturday in his home in Waccabuc. Reid, a Republican, served a decade in Congress beginning in 1962.
He switched his party affiliation to Democrat in 1972 because he couldn't support the re-election of Richard Nixon, the Journal News said.
Reid was the president of the Herald Tribune in the 1950s.
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In 1959, he was the ambassador to Israel, and in 1983, he unsuccessfully challenged Andrew O'Rourke for Westchester County executive, the Journal New said.
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