He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817); elected to the Seventeenth through Twenty-third Congresses; elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1841). He was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-second Congress). He declined to be candidate for reelection in 1840.
john, reed, other, people, with, same, name, john, reed, disambiguation, september, 1781, november, 1860, representative, from, massachusetts, john, reed, member, theu, house, representatives, from, massachusettsin, office, march, 1813, march, 1817preceded, by. For other people with the same name see John Reed disambiguation John Reed Jr September 2 1781 November 25 1860 was a Representative from Massachusetts John Reed Jr Member of theU S House of Representatives from MassachusettsIn office March 4 1813 March 3 1817Preceded byIsaiah L GreenSucceeded byWalter Folger Jr Constituency8th district 1813 15 9th district 1815 17 In office March 4 1821 March 3 1841Preceded byWalter Folger Jr Succeeded byBarker BurnellConstituency9th district 1821 23 13th district 1823 33 11th district 1833 41 17th Lieutenant Governor of MassachusettsIn office January 9 1844 January 11 1851GovernorGeorge N BriggsPreceded byHenry H ChildsSucceeded byHenry W CushmanPersonal detailsBorn 1781 09 02 September 2 1781West Bridgewater MassachusettsDiedNovember 25 1860 1860 11 25 aged 79 West Bridgewater MassachusettsPolitical partyFederalistNational RepublicanAnti MasonicWhigAlma materBrown UniversityOccupationLawyer 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 Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses March 4 1813 March 3 1817 elected to the Seventeenth through Twenty third Congresses elected as an Anti Masonic candidate to the Twenty fourth Congress and elected as a Whig to the Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth Congresses March 4 1821 March 3 1841 He was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business Twenty second Congress He declined to be candidate for reelection in 1840 He was the 17th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1845 1851 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 edit 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 External links edit nbsp Biography portal John Reed Jr at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byIsaiah L Green Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 8th congressional districtMarch 4 1813 March 3 1815 Succeeded byWilliam Baylies Preceded byLaban Wheaton Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 9th congressional districtMarch 4 1815 March 3 1817 Succeeded byWalter Folger Jr Preceded byWalter Folger Jr Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 9th congressional districtMarch 4 1821 March 3 1823 Succeeded byHenry W Dwight Preceded byWilliam Eustis Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 13th congressional districtMarch 4 1823 March 3 1833 Succeeded byDistrict eliminated Preceded byJohn Quincy Adams Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 11th congressional districtMarch 4 1833 March 3 1841 Succeeded byBarker Burnell Political offices Preceded byHenry H Childs Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts1844 1851 Succeeded byHenry W Cushman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Reed Jr amp oldid 1198363218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
