Biography

06/05/1786 - 01/19/1850

Judge John Reed (Democratic-Republican16) Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland Counties 1815-1819

Early Life:

Judge John Reed, born June 5, 1786, Millerstown, Perry County, Pennsylvania; son of Emil William Reed; Gettysburg school education; Dickinson College, Gettysburg, 1806, studied law, admitted, Westmoreland County Bar,1809; married, Elizabeth Guthrie, 1812, (d.1817), son James G. Reed; married, Sarah Ann Read, 1819, daughter, Ann Matilda Reed Watts; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1815-1819; Pennsylvania State Deputy Attorney General; President Judge, Ninth Judicial District; teacher, trustee, Dickinson College, 1821-1828; retired, private law practice, 1839; died, January 19, 1850 (aged 63), Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; interment, Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 16th district, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland Counties, 1815-1819.

Pennsylvania State Deputy Attorney General, Governor William Findlay. 

President Judge, Ninth Judicial District.

Legacy:

Father, Revolutionary War General, Emil William Reed, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, York County, 1800-1801; 7th district, Adams and York Counties, 1800-1805.  Emil William Reed  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

John Reed (1786-1850) - Find a Grave Memorial