George Read
U.S. Congressperson
1733 – 1798
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Who was George Read?
George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chief Justice of Delaware.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1733
Cecil County - Siblings
- Spouses
- Gertrude Ross Read
(1763/01/11 - 1798/09/21)
- Gertrude Ross Read
- Children
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New Castle
- Died
- Sep 21, 1798
New Castle
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on July 23, 2013
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