Lydia Reid

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{For|the child actress|Lydia Reed}}

{{Infobox officeholder |

| name = Lydia J. Reid

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| office= Mayor of Mansfield, Ohio

| term_start=1993

| term_end=2007

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| successor=Donald Culliver

| party=Democratic

| birth_date= {{Birth based on age as of date |84|2023|4|28}}

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| spouse= {{marriage|Rodney Reid|1979|2019|end=died}}

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| profession=Politician

| residence=Mansfield, Ohio

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Lydia J. Reid (born 1938 or 1939) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the first female and longest-serving mayor of Mansfield, Ohio encompassing three four-year terms from 1993 to 2007.{{cite news |title=Lydia Reid: Former Mansfield mayor still keeping an eye on local politics|work=Richland Source|author=Hunnell, Carl|date=April 28, 2023|accessdate=July 17, 2024| url=https://www.richlandsource.com/2023/04/28/lydia-reid-former-mansfield-mayor-still-keeping-an-eye-on-local-politics/}}

She retired due to term limits, after serving her last day in office on November 30, 2007;{{cite web | url=http://www.wmfd.com/newsboard/single.asp?Story=29894 | title=Tribute Dinner Held For Mayor Lydia Reid | work=WMFD TV | date=November 29, 2007| accessdate=January 13, 2016| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208114154/http://www.wmfd.com/newsboard/singlesearchsingle.asp?story=29894 | archivedate= February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}} her successor Donald Culliver, the city's first black mayor, assumed office on December 1, 2007.

Lydia Reid was married to Rodney Reid from 1979 until his death in July 2019.{{cite news |title=Rodnet "Rod" Reid|work=Mansfield News Journal|author=|date=August 4, 2019|accessdate=July 17, 2024| url=https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/obituaries/mnj168691}}