Philip Reed

Philip Reed (born 1760 in Chestertown , Maryland Province , † November 2, 1829 in Huntingtown , Maryland ) was an American politician who represented the state of Maryland in both chambers of Congress .

Philip Reed was born near Chestertown in 1760 and served as infantry captain in the Continental Army during the War of Independence . In 1779 he took part in the Battle of Stony Point . Allegedly he cut off the head of an American deserter so that he could be shown to the other soldiers as a deterrent. In 1780 he was wounded at the Battle of Camden . In 1787 he was a member of the Maryland House of Representatives . Between 1791 and 1794 he was sheriff in Kent County and from 1805 to 1806 a member of the Executive Council of Maryland.

In 1806 he was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Democratic Republican Party to take the place of Robert Wright, who had previously resigned . In the same year he was re-elected and was then a senator from November 25, 1806 to March 6, 1813. During the British-American War he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 21st Regiment of the Maryland Militia ; later he commanded their first regiment. After the war, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He belonged to the 15th Congress from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817, but then failed in the election to the 16th Congress . After successfully contesting the election of Jeremiah Cosden , he sat again in Congress from March 19, 1822 to March 3, 1823.

Reed died on November 2, 1829 in Huntingtown, Calvert County, and was buried near his home town of Chestertown.

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SURNAME	Reed, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1760
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Chestertown , Maryland Province
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 1829
Place of death	Huntingtown , Maryland