John Reed Jr.
John Reed, Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
Preceded by | Isaiah L. Green |
Succeeded by | Walter Folger Jr. |
Constituency | 8th district (1813–15) 9th district (1815–17) |
In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Walter Folger Jr. |
Succeeded by | Barker Burnell |
Constituency | 9th district (1821–23) 13th district (1823–33) 11th district (1833–41) |
17th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office January 9, 1844 – January 11, 1851 | |
Governor | George N. Briggs |
Preceded by | Henry H. Childs |
Succeeded by | Henry W. Cushman |
Personal details | |
Born | West Bridgewater, Massachusetts | September 2, 1781
Died | November 25, 1860 West Bridgewater, Massachusetts | (aged 79)
Political party | Federalist National Republican Anti-Masonic Whig |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
John Reed Jr. (September 2, 1781 – November 25, 1860) was a Representative from Massachusetts.
Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in 1806 and 1807. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
Reed was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814,[1] and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1830.[2]
He was elected as a
He was the 17th
Reed died in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Interment was in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Reed was the son of John Reed Sr.
References
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter R" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- United States Congress. "John Reed Jr. (id: R000121)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.