John Reed, Sr.

John Reed, Sr. ( born November 11, 1751 Framingham, Massachusetts, † February 17, 1831 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts ) was an American politician. Between 1795 and 1801 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Reed was the father of the eponymous Congressman John Reed Jr. ( 1791-1860 ). In 1756 he came with his parents to Titicut Parish, which now belongs to the city Middleboro. Later he studied until 1772 at Yale College. After a subsequent study of theology and of his ordination as a priest in 1780 were carried out, he went to this activity. For two years he was chaplain in the U.S. Navy. Thereafter he served until his death as pastor of the Congregational Society in West Bridgewater.

Politically, Reed became a member of the late 1790s by Alexander Hamilton founded the Federalist Party. In the congressional elections of 1794, he was elected in the sixth electoral district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of William Lyman on March 4, 1795. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1801 three legislative periods. During this time, in 1800, the new federal capital, Washington DC related.

In 1800, Reed opted not to re- Congress candidate. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was still working as a priest in West Bridgewater. Here he is on February 17, 1831 and passed away.