Thomas Brackett Reed is a monumental statue located on the Western Promenade in Portland, Maine, United States.
Dedicated in 1910, the statue was designed by sculptor Burr Churchill Miller and honors Thomas Brackett Reed, a politician from Maine who served for several years as the speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Reed was a divisive figure during this time, as he significantly increased the power of the office of the speaker, leading to some critics labeling him a "czar".
[2] On April 4, 1905, the Portland, Maine City Council approved a resolution calling for the erection of a monument in Reed's honor.
[3] On August 5 of that year, Portland's government set aside a plot of land for the monument to stand on,[5] located on the Western Promenade near where Reed had grown up.
[8] The monument consists of a bronze statue standing upon a pedestal made of Red Beach Maine granite.