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| |  READ:See alsoBaileyFrye Adams —DanielRead Anthony —DanielRead Anthony Jr. —JamesWood Bouldin —PaulCarrington —ReadFletcher —BenjaminFranklin —DonaldRead Heath —CliffordChesley Hubbard —LutherAlexander Johnson —ReadKing —JohnArmand Lafore Jr. —RobertDudley Longyear —JohnRead Magruder —ReadMatheny —LowerryRead McCloskey —RichardMcIlwaine —WilliamRead Miller —E.Read Myer —MarkRead Pickens —GeorgeRead Riddle —GeorgeRead Sage —HenryFranklin. Sarman —WilliamW. Touvelle —NathanA. Warren | | Read, Alexander Ross — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Postmaster atAkron,Ohio, 1913-19 (acting, 1913-14).Burial location unknown. | | Read, Alice — of Richland Center,RichlandCounty, Wis.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Read, Almon Heath(1790-1844) —also known asAlmon H. Read — of Montrose,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.Born in Shelburne,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,June 12,1790.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1827-32; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 11th District, 1833-37;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1842-44 (17th District 1842-43,12th District 1843-44); died in office 1844.Died in Montrose,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,June 3,1844 (age53 years, 357days).Interment atMontroseCemetery, Montrose, Pa. | | Read, Arba — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Troy, N.Y., 1858-60.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Benjamin — of Swanzey,CheshireCounty, N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 9th District, 1867-69.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Carl E. — ofChenangoCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1919.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Carl H. (1898-1980) — of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor),WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Dexter Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,October27, 1898.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;merchant;mayorof East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died, fromacutecongestive heart failure anddiabetes,in Saline CommunityHospital,Saline,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November25, 1980 (age82 years, 29days).Interment atWashtenongMemorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married,September27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
| | Read, Carlton W. (b.1834) —of Addison,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Charlotte,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,October21, 1834.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate senate from Addison County, 1882.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Catherine E. — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,2000,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Read, Charles — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1726-28.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Charles —Chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1764.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Charles C. (b.1867) —of Ocean City,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,August6, 1867.Republican.Hardwarebusiness; president, Ocean City NationalBank;director, FlandersHotel;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1925-27;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cape May County, 1928-36; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1928,1932.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Charles D., Jr. —U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1959-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, Clinton H. — ofMercerCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1917-18, 1921.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Daniel — of Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Postmaster atLewiston,Maine, 1799-1839.Burial location unknown. | | Read, David M. (bornc.1833) —of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y., about 1833.Democrat.Merchant;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1881; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1889-92.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Mrs.Dwight R.SeeEdna FindleyRead | | Read, E. — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Read, E. J. — of Oldham,KingsburyCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1893-94.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Edna Findley(1876-1937) —also known asEdna Findley;Mrs. Dwight R.Read —of Milton,Santa RosaCounty, Fla.BornNovember19, 1876.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Female.Died in Milton,Santa RosaCounty, Fla.,February11, 1937 (age60 years, 84days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Fla.| | Relatives:Married to Dwight R. Read. |
| | Read, Edward George(1864-1932) —also known asEdward G. Read — of Richland,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Richland Township,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,September3, 1864.Republican.Farmer;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2ndDistrict, 1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924.DiedMay 2,1932 (age67 years, 242days).Interment atPrairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Mich. | | Read, Frederick — ofNewportNews, Va.Republican. Postmaster atNewportNews, Va., 1901; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Read, George (1733-1798) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near North East,CecilCounty, Md.,September18, 1733.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofDelawarestate legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79,1782-83;Presidentof Delaware, 1777-78; member ofDelawarehouse of assembly, 1779-80;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1789-93;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1793-98.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,September21, 1798 (age65 years, 3days).Interment atImmanuelChurchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Read, George II(1765-1836) —of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in1765.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1816.Died in1836(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown. | | Read, George III(1788-1837) —of Delaware. Born in1788.U.S.Attorney for Delaware, 1816-37.Died in1837(ageabout49 years).Burial location unknown. | | Read, George — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Read, George D. — ofOgleCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1864.Burial location unknown.  | Read, George D. — of Scottsbluff,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Mayorof Scottsbluff, Neb., 1925-29.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Scottsbluff (Neb.) Daily Star-Herald, April 5, 1925 |
| | | Read, George S. — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Republican. Postmaster atWoonsocket,R.I., 1879-88.Burial location unknown. | | Read, George W. — of Yolo,YoloCounty, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1856(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown. | | Read, Gilbert Ezra(1822-1898) —also known asGilbert E. Read — ofKalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Ludlow,WindsorCounty, Vt.,May 6,1822.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1861-66 (Kalamazoo County 2ndDistrict 1861-62, Kalamazoo County 1st District 1863-66);Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1865-66; member ofMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1877-78.Died in Richland,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,May 16,1898 (age76 years, 10days).Interment atPrairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Mich. | | Read, Guy C. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, Harlan Eugene(1880-1963) —also known asHarlan E. Read — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,May 7,1880.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1918;author;radiocommentator.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., February,1963(age82years, 0 days).Cremated;ashes interred atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Read, Henry English(1824-1868) —of Kentucky. Born inLarueCounty, Ky.,December25, 1824.Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Killedhimself,November9, 1868 (age43 years, 320days).Interment atElizabethtownCity Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky. | | Read,HerbertSeeJ. HerbertRead | | Read, Hubert A. — of Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.Postmaster atMarshall,Mich., 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Read, I. B. — ofAshtabulaCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Candidate forOhiostate house of representatives from Ashtabula County, 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Read, J. Herbert(1858-1937) —of Pomona,ManisteeCounty, Mich.; Copemish,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born inYatesCounty, N.Y.,1858.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906,1925-30; candidate forMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1930.ScottishandEnglishancestry.DiedMarch 2,1937 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Read, Jacob (1752-1816) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina,1752.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1780-94;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1783-85;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1795-1801.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 17,1816 (ageabout 64years).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | Read, James F. —U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1893-97.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Jeffrey — of Oregon. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Read, Jess G. — of Hobart,KiowaCounty, Okla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, Joe (b. 1955) — Born in Ronan,LakeCounty, Mont.,1955.Republican. Member ofMontanastate house of representatives 15th District, 2011-12.Still living as of 2012. | | Read, John (1769-1854) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 17,1769.Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1817-18.Episcopalian.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 13,1854 (age84 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Read, John — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.Born in Virginia.Registerof U.S. Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama, 1816.Burial location unknown. | | Read, John — ofKingsCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1895.Burial location unknown. | | Read, John — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Read, John B. — Candidate forMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Read, John H. — of Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Phelps County, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, John K. — ofNorfolk,Va.Mayorof Norfolk, Va., 1799-1800.Burial location unknown. | | Read, John Meredith(1797-1874) —also known asJohn M. Read — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 21,1797.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1823-25;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1846;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1874 (age77 years, 131days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Read, John Meredith, Jr.(1837-1896) —Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February21, 1837.U.S. Minister toGreece, 1873-77; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGreece, 1877-79.Died in1896(ageabout59 years).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Read, John R. — of Accomac County (nowAccomackCounty), Va.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Accomac County, 1870-71.Burial location unknown. | | Read, John R. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1880,1892;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1888-92.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Joseph S. — ofAtlanticCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1840-41.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Joseph W. — of South Windham, Windham,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Postmaster atSouthWindham, Maine, 1893-1901.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Juan A. — U.S. Vice Consul inSanto Domingo, as of 1897-98; U.S. Vice Consul General inSanto Domingo, as of 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Leigh — ofLeonCounty, Fla.Delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,1838-39.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Lena A. — of Plainfield,SullivanCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Plainfield,1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, Marjorie — of Coffeyville,MontgomeryCounty, Kan.Mayorof Coffeyville, Kan., 1980-81.Female.Still living as of 1981. | | Read, Mike — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 19th District, 1982.Still living as of 1982. | | Read, Nathan (1759-1849) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.; Belfast,WaldoCounty, Maine.Born in Warren,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 2,1759.Schoolteacher;apothecary;iron foundrybusiness;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1800-03; common pleascourt judge in Massachusetts, 1803.Died near Belfast,WaldoCounty, Maine,January20, 1849 (age89 years, 202days).Interment atGroveCemetery, Belfast, Maine.| | Relatives: Sonof Reuben Read and Tamsen (Meacham) Read; married to ElizabethJeffrey; great-grandfather ofCharlesKirk Tilden; first cousin twice removed ofJohnHill Walbridge andHenryE. Walbridge; second cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Dix; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesOtis Nason; third cousin ofJabezUpham andGeorgeBaxter Upham; third cousin once removed ofTimothyBigelow,RufusHeaton,AlexanderWheelock Thayer,JamesPhineas Upham andJohnOgden Bigelow; third cousin twice removed ofCheneyAmes,LeonardAmes Jr.,EdgarWeeks,JohnWingate Weeks andAlexanderCook Thayer; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamGreene Dows,BernardForrest Bemis,JohnA. Weeks andCharlesSinclair Weeks; fourth cousin ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy andJohnPrescott Bigelow; fourth cousin once removed ofGideonHard,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor andAlvarusPayson Adams. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
| | Read, Norman A. — of Belfast,WaldoCounty, Maine.Delegateto Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Waldo County,1933.Burial location unknown. | | Read, O. J. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Read, S. T.SeeSylvador Titus Read | | Read, Sheridan Pitt(1861-1912) —also known asSheridan P. Read — of New York. Born in Paris,EdgarCounty, Ill.,September14, 1861.U.S. Consul inTientsin, 1893-98.Died, fromheartdisease, in London,England,October31, 1912 (age51 years, 47days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. Sheridan Pitt Read. |
| | Read, Sylvador Titus(1822-1898) —also known asS. T. Read — of Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.Born in Caroline,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1822.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1880(alternate),1884.Died in Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.,January15, 1898 (age76 years, 3days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich. | | Read, Thomas — ofCharlotteCounty, Va.Delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from CharlotteCounty, 1788.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Thomas — of Ville Platte, St. Landry Parish (nowEvangelineParish), La.Postmaster atVillePlatte, La., 1871.Burial location unknown.  | Read, Thomas (1881-1962) — of Shelby,OceanaCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1924, 1940; member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1929;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1932;Michiganstate attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1940;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.Congregationalist.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in1962(ageabout81 years).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married,March20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1939 |
| | | Read, Thomas A. — of Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.Republican. Postmaster atAuburn,Ala., 1881-82.Burial location unknown. | | Read, Thomas L., Jr. — also known asTom Read — of Hinton,SummersCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Chair ofSummers County Democratic Party, 1949-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, Thomas N. — ofSummersCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1923-26.Burial location unknown. | | Read, TomSeeThomas L. Read Jr. | | Read, Walter A.(1842-1918) —of Rhode Island. Born in Blackstone,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 6,1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1889-98;RhodeIsland general treasurer, 1899-1908.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in1918(ageabout75 years).Interment atAcotesHill Cemetery, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I. | | Read, William Brooks — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forLouisiana,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Read, William Brown(1817-1880) —also known asWilliam B. Read — of Hodgenville,LarueCounty, Ky.Born in Kentucky,1817.Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1850; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1860,1864;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1871-75.Slaveowner. Died in1880(ageabout63 years).Interment atRedHill Cemetery, Hodgenville, Ky. | | Read, William Douglas — U.S. Vice Consul inCasablanca, as of 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Read, William Thackara(1878-1954) —also known asWilliam T. Read — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.; Merchantville,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,November22, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916;NewJersey state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1932,1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1940(member,CredentialsCommittee),1944;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,1947.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;UnionLeague;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon.Died in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,August7, 1954 (age75 years, 258days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Thackara Read (1846-1891) and Lucretia Swindell(McCormick) Read; married,November12, 1903, to Florence Atmore; great-grandnephew ofJohnLinton Swindell. |
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