William Reed (politician)

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William Reed (born June 6, 1776 in Marblehead , Essex County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  February 18, 1837 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1815 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Reed received only a limited education and then worked in commerce. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Federalist Party . In the congressional elections of 1810 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Benjamin Pickman on March 4, 1811 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1815 . These were shaped by the events of the British-American War of 1812 .

Later was William Reed board member of the Andover Theological Seminary and curator of Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ). Otherwise he worked in the trade again. He died on February 18, 1837 in his hometown of Marblehead.

Web links

  • William Reed in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Reed, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH Marblehead , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1837
Place of death Marblehead , Massachusetts