William Reed (Governor)

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William Reed (* around 1670 , † December 11, 1728 in what is now Camden County , North Carolina ) was a British colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina .

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William Reed's early years are in the dark. His place of birth and his exact date of birth are not known. Maybe he was born in England. In 1711 he was already living in North Carolina and in 1712 he became a member of the colonial council. Around 1715 he became a church elder in a parish of the Church of England . In 1719 he was entrusted by the then colonial governor Charles Eden , together with two other people, with the development of a plan to establish the northern border with the neighboring colony of Virginia . The border line between the two colonies had long been controversial, and Governor Eden sought a permanent solution to the problem. However, the final solution sought was still a long time coming. After the death of Governor Eden, Thomas Pollock was appointed as his successor , initially with the support of Reed . He then exercised the office from March 30, 1722 until his death on August 30 of the same year. After his death, William Reed, who was President of the Governing Council at the time, succeeded him as acting governor.

Reed held his office between September 7, 1722 and January 15, 1724. During his tenure and also afterwards, when he was again President of the Government Council, there were legal disputes over his person. He was accused of various misconduct. In addition, he seems to have been a bit bossy and arrogant in his demeanor. He also came into conflict with other colonial governors. The since 1725 officiating in North Carolina Governor Richard Everard , the Reed had originally supported, he denounced shortly before his death in an official letter to the then British King George II. Much causes he seems but that's not going to have because Everard remained over Governor of the Province of North Carolina two years after Reed's death, though he was also controversial. William Reed died on December 11, 1728 in what is now Camden County, North Carolina. At that time the area was still part of Pasquotank County .

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SURNAME Reed, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician, Governor of the Province of North Carolina
DATE OF BIRTH around 1670
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1728
Place of death Camden County , North Carolina