Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: washington , d.c. , u.s. - president: ronald reagan richard nixon - order: 67th - successor: james spain howard wriggins william guy kenneth curtis - party: republican - death date: 31 october 2012 - predecessor: donald sawyer clinton clauson toussaint chris van hollen , sr. . grant - office: ambassador the national governors association governor of maine to sri lanka and the maldives chairperson of - spouse: cora davison - term end: september 7 , 1966 january 5 , 1967 3 , 1985 june 1 , 1977 july - term start: february 29 , 1965 december 30 , 1959 22 , 1982 august 23 , 1976 july - birth date: 5 january 1921 - name: john reed - birth place: fort fairfield , maine , u.s. - alma mater: university of maine , orono navy supply corps school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john h. reed .
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john hathaway reed -lrb- january 5 , 1921 -- october 31 , 2012 -rrb- was the 67th governor of maine .he was once an aroostook county potato farmer .reed was a republican who took office following the death of governor clinton clauson .