Harry Reid

Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is an American politician, and senior United States Senator from Nevada, having served since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the Senate Minority Leader since January 2015, and has previously served as Majority Leader, Minority Whip, and Majority Whip.

Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Nevada's 1st congressional district, and served in Nevada local and state government as city attorney of Henderson, a state legislator, the 25th Lieutenant Governor, and chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Reid is one of only three Senators to serve at least eight years as Majority Leader (along with Alben W. Barkley and Mike Mansfield). Reid formally announced on March 27, 2015 that he will retire at the end of his current term on January 3, 2017, saying that his recent injuries and subsequent recovery had nothing to do with his decision.

Reid currently serves as the United States Senate Minority Leader, after Republicans won the majority control of the Senate in the 2014 midterm elections.

Harry Reid (journalist)

Harry Reid (born Glasgow 1947) is a Scottish journalist and author, best known for having been the editor of The Herald newspaper in Scotland. His first book, Dear Country: A Quest for England, was published in 1991.

He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Fettes College and Worcester College, Oxford, where he read modern history. On leaving Oxford in 1969 he went to Newcastle upon Tyne, where he trained as a journalist. He then worked on The Scotsman in Edinburgh from 1970 till 1981. In 1973 he was the paper's first full-time education correspondent and in 1977 he became The Scotsman's features and literary editor. In 1981 he moved to Glasgow to be sports and leisure editor on the short-lived Sunday Standard. In 1982 he switched to The Herald as an executive editor. He was appointed deputy editor in 1984. In 1997 he was appointed editor, a position he held through 2000. From 1999 to 2001 he chaired the Scottish Editors' Committee. In 2001 he received the Lord Provost of Glasgow's Medal "for giving Glasgow a Voice".

Harry Reid (actor)

Harry Reid is a British actor, known for his role as Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders from 2014 onwards.

Career

Reid trained in acting, physical theatre and musical theatre at Miskin Theatre in Dartford, Kent from 2008 until 2010. He performed in several stage shows including 'Wind in the Willows', 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui' and 'Agamemnon'. Reid then underwent a three year BA (Hons) Acting degree at The Arts University Bournemouth between 2010 and 2013. He did stage shows, short films, workshops and a music video for his university.

Reid appeared in his first short film outside education, in 2013. He starred in main roles in the police stopping crime short films. In early 2014, he appeared as lead role, Tom in a short film called The Last Waltz for Canterbury Christ Church. He later appeared in a feature film, called K-Shop, for White Lantern Films as Ricky.

Harry has also performed with Solomon Theatre Company, touring the UK performing shows in schools to help deal with underage drinking and bullying.

Harry Reid (disambiguation)

Harry Reid is a United States politician.

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Harry Reid (bishop)

The Rt Rev. Harry Seymour Reid (died 18 January 1943) was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1929 until 1939.

He was educated at Loretto School and Glasgow University. He was ordained in 1984 and began his career with a curacy at St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh. After this he was Senior Chaplain at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh and then held incumbencies at St Mark’s, Portobello, Edinburgh and St Paul’s, York Place in the same city. In 1919 he became Dean of Edinburgh before his elevation to the Episcopate.

He is buried near the south-west corner of St John's churchyard in Edinburgh.

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