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See also
Daniel
Read Anthony, Jr. —
Read
Fletcher —
Donald
Read Heath —
Clifford
Chesley Hubbard —
Luther
Alexander Johnson —
John
Armand Lafore, Jr. —
Robert
Dudley Longyear —
Read
Matheny —
Lowerry
Read McCloskey —
William
Read Miller —
E.
Read Myer —
George
Read Riddle —
George
Read Sage —
Nathan
A. Warren |
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Read, Alice —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Read, Almon Heath
(1790-1844) —
also known as Almon H. Read —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., June 12,
1790.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1827-32; member of Pennsylvania
state 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, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 3,
1844 (age 53 years, 357
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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Read, Benjamin —
of Swanzey, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1867-69.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Carl E. —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Carl H. (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Son of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Read, Carlton W. (b.
1834) —
of Addison, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
21, 1834.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1882.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Catherine E. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Read, Charles —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1726-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Charles C. (b.
1867) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August 6,
1867.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Ocean City National Bank;
director, Flanders Hotel;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1925-27;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1928-36; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Charles D., Jr. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1959-61.
Still living as of 1961.
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Read, David M. (born
c.1833) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., about 1833.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1881; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1889-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Read, Mrs.
Dwight R. See Edna Findley
Read |
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Read, E. —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, E. J. —
of Oldham, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Edna Findley
(1876-1937) —
also known as Edna Findley; Mrs. Dwight R.
Read —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.
Born November
19, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928.
Female.
Died in Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla., February
11, 1937 (age 60 years, 84
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Fla.
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Read, Edward G. (b. 1864) —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Frederick —
of Newport
News, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, George (1733-1798) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733.
Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Read, George II
(1765-1836) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1765.
Son of George Read.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1836.
Died in 1836
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, George —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, George D. —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Mayor
of Scottsbluff, Neb., 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, George W. —
of Yolo, Yolo
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1856
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Gilbert E. (b.
1822) —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1822.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-66 (Kalamazoo County 2nd
District 1861-62, Kalamazoo County 1st District 1863-66); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1865-66; member of
Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1877-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Guy C. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Read, Henry English
(1824-1868) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Larue
County, Ky., December
25, 1824.
Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Committed suicide,
November
9, 1868 (age 43 years, 320
days).
Interment at Elizabethtown
City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky.
|
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Herbert See J. Herbert
Read |
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Read, I. B. —
of Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Candidate for Ohio state
house of representatives from Ashtabula County, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, J. Herbert
(1858-1937) —
of Pomona, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906,
1925-30; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1930.
Died March 2,
1937 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Jacob (1752-1816) —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina, 1752.
Member of South Carolina state legislature; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1795-1801.
Died in 1816
(age about
64 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Read, James F. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1893-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Jeffrey —
of Oregon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Read, Jess G. —
of Hobart, Kiowa
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Joe —
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives 15th District; elected 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Read, John (1769-1854) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., July 17,
1769.
Son of George Read and Mary (Howell) Read.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1817-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 13,
1854 (age 84 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, John —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1895.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, John —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, John B. —
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, John Meredith
(1797-1874) —
also known as John M. Read —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 21,
1797.
Son of John Read and Martha (Meredith) Read.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1846; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1874 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Read, John Meredith, Jr.
(1837-1896) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
21, 1837.
Son of John Meredith Read and Priscilla
(Marshall) Read.
U.S. Minister to Greece, 1873-77; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Greece, 1877-79.
Died in 1896
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Read, John R. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1888-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Juan A. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Santo Domingo, 1897; U.S. Vice Consul Genera in Santo Domingo, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Leigh —
of Leon
County, Fla.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,
1838-39.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Lena A. —
of Plainfield, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Plainfield,
1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Read, Marjorie —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Coffeyville, Kan., 1980-81.
Female.
Still living as of 1981.
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Read, Mike —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 19th District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Read, Nathan (1759-1849) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1759.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1800-03.
Died in 1849
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Belfast, Maine.
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Read, Norman A. —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Waldo County,
1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, O. J. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Read, S. T.
See Sylvador Titus Read |
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Read, Sheridan P. —
U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, Sylvador Titus
(1822-1898) —
also known as S. T. Read —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Caroline, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
12, 1822.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880
(alternate), 1884.
Died in Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich., January
15, 1898 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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Read, Thomas (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual,
1939 |
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Read, Tom, Jr. —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Summers County Democratic Party, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Read, Walter A.
(1842-1918) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., July 6,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1889-98; Rhode
Island general treasurer, 1899-1908.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Acotes
Hill Cemetery, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I.
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Read, William Brooks —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Read, William Brown
(1817-1880) —
of Hodgenville, Larue
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1817.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1871-75.
Died in 1880
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Red
Hill Cemetery, Hodgenville, Ky.
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Read, William Douglas —
U.S. Vice Consul in Casablanca, 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Read, William Thackara
(1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Son of William Thackara Read (1846-1891) and Lucretia Swindell
(McCormick) Read (1853-1936).
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1940,
1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August 7,
1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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