Frank Reeves

Frank Reeves (died January 26, 1933) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Washington. He is perhaps best remembered as the husband of Belle Reeves, who succeeded him in the Legislature before becoming the first female Washington Secretary of State in 1938 upon her appointment by Governor Clarence Martin (and just the second woman to hold statewide elective office in Washington, after Josephine Preston). Frank died while cheering on Belle in a floor fight as she sought to maintain support for prohibition in the state House of Representatives in 1933. Frank later became President of the Washington State Bar Association.

Political career and later life Reeves won election to the Legislature in 1914, representing Chelan County and the 56th legislative district (later dissolved in 1933) for one term. He later became a judge.