John Reed Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Isaiah L. Green |
| Succeeded by | Walter Folger Jr. |
| Constituency | 8th district (1813–15) 9th district (1815–17) |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Folger Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Barker Burnell |
| Constituency | 9th district (1821–23) 13th district (1823–33) 11th district (1833–41) |
| 17th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 9, 1844 – January 11, 1851 | |
| Governor | George N. Briggs |
| Preceded by | Henry H. Childs |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Cushman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1781-09-02)September 2, 1781 |
| Died | November 25, 1860(1860-11-25) (aged 79) |
| Political party | Federalist National Republican Anti-Masonic Whig |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
John Reed Jr. (September 2, 1781 – November 25, 1860) was an American politician who was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts from 1813 until 1817 and the 17thlieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1845 until 1851.
Reed was born inWest Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the son of politicianJohn Reed Sr. He graduated fromBrown 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 inYarmouth, Massachusetts.
Reed was elected a member of theAmerican Antiquarian Society in 1814,[1] and a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1830.[2]
He was elected as aFederalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817); elected to the Seventeenth through Twenty-third Congresses; elected as anAnti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and elected as aWhig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1841). He was chairman of theCommittee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-second Congress). He declined to be candidate for reelection in 1840.
He was the 17thlieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1845–1851).
Reed died in West Bridgewater,Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Interment was in Mount Prospect Cemetery,Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 13th congressional district March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1833 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1841 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1844–1851 | Succeeded by |
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