C. S. Reuter
{{Short description|American politician from Florida (1927–2021)}}
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| caption = Reuter circa 1968
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| state_senate3 = Florida
| term3 = 1967–1971
| district3 = 30th
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|15}}
| birth_place = Scarsdale, New York, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|7|27|1927|11|15}}
| death_place = Lebanon, Tennessee, US
| party = Democrat
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| alma_mater = University of New Hampshire
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Clifford Silva Reuter III (November 15, 1927 – July 27, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/thewilsonpost/clifford-silva-reuter-iii/|title=Clifford Silva Reuter III - Main Street Media of Tennessee|date=July 31, 2021|website=Main Street Media of Tennessee -}}
Early life and education
Reuter was born in Scarsdale, New York (Bronxville Hospital) on November 15, 1927, to Clifford Silva Reuter II and Louise Hull Reuter. He attended the Berkshire School in Massachusetts and enlisted in the US Army as a private during the second world war.
In 1951, he earned a BS in Business Administration & Electrical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.{{cite news |title=Clifford Reuter III, former Florida senator for Space, Treasure coasts, dies in Tennessee |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2021/08/06/former-florida-senator-clifford-reuter-iii-died-tennessee/5509616001/ |access-date=11 August 2021 |work=TC Palm |date=6 August 2021}}
Career
Reuter was elected to the state senate for the 30th district (comprising Space Coast and Treasure Coast) in 1966 and served until 1971. While he served as a Republican Florida Senator, he later became a member of the Democratic party.{{cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html|title=Florida Senators|publisher=uflib.ufl.edu|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}{{Cite web | url=http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/70-72%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf | title=The Florida Senate 1970-72 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421163924/http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/70-72%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf | archive-date=2017-04-21 }} During his senate tenure, he worked towards authorizing the creation of Disney World, the 528 Beeline Causeway, and Florida's Aquaculture Farming Industry.
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Category:University of New Hampshire alumni
Category:Berkshire School alumni
Category:Florida state senators
Category:People from Bronxville, New York
Category:20th-century members of the Florida Legislature
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