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near his hip. The front of the pedestal bears Reed's full name, while a plaque on the back of the pedestal bears the following inscription: THOMAS BRACKETT "CZAR" REED / STATESMAN AND MAN OF CONSCIENCE / 1839–1902 / PORTLAND NATIVE / BOWDOIN COLLEGE - CLASS OF 1860 / CIVIL WAR VETERAN / MAINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1868–1869 / ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MAINE 1870–1872 / UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE 1877–1899 / SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1889–1891 AND 1895–1899.
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approved a resolution calling for the erection of a monument in Reed's honor. The city council formed a committee to oversee the resolution's execution and on May 19, 1905, several prominent
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giving the statue's height as 10 feet (3.0 m), while the pedestal stands 10 feet (3.0 m) and has side lengths of 8 feet (2.4 m) and 10 feet (3.0 m). Reed is wearing a suit underneath a vest and knee-length coat and holds a scroll in his left hand, while his right hand is raised
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Portland gives the statue's height as 8 feet (2.4 m) and the pedestal's height as 9 feet
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Balentine. Miller was then introduced to the crowd by Symonds, who gave congratulatory words to the sculptor. The monument was then ceremonially given by Symonds to the
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near where Reed had grown up. Meanwhile, the association continued their fundraising efforts, with a significant contribution coming from
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as its president. On August 5 of that year, Portland's government set aside a plot of land for the monument to stand on, located on the
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William H. Fenn. Two addresses were then given by Paine and
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the plaque, which was donated to the city by two individuals. In 1994, the monument was surveyed as part of the
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