John Reed Sr.

John Reed Sr. (born November 11, 1751 in Framingham , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  February 17, 1831 in West Bridgewater , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1795 and 1801 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Reed was the father of the congressman of the same name John Reed Jr. (1791-1860). In 1756 he and his parents came to Titicut Parish, which is now part of the city of Middleboro . He later studied at Yale College until 1772 . After a subsequent degree in theology and his ordination as a clergyman in 1780, he pursued this activity. He was also a military chaplain in the US Navy for two years . He then served as pastor of the Congregational Society in West Bridgewater until his death .

Politically, Reed became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . In the congressional election of 1794 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the sixth constituency of Massachusetts, where he succeeded William Lyman on March 4, 1795 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1801 . During this time, the new federal capital Washington, DC was moved into in 1800 .

In 1800, Reed decided not to run again for Congress. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, he continued to serve as a clergyman in West Bridgewater. He died there on February 17, 1831.

Web links

• John Reed in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Reed senior in the database of Find a Grave (English)