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GEORGE READ was born on his family’s estate in Cecil County, Maryland on September 18, 1733. As a young boy, he completed his studies as the Academy of Reverend Francis Alison. In 1753, he was admitted to the bar at the age of nineteen and began to practice law. At the same time, he met and married Gertrude Ross Till, the daughter of a ...
George Reade. George Read was described by a contemporary as tall, slight, agreeable, austere, and sternly moral. His public career also showed him to be a man possessed of strong principles. After a lengthy search for a moderate solution to the crisis with England, he became a Patriot and supported the Revolution wholeheartedly.
28 de mar. de 2017 · April Highlight: Missing McKean. April 4, 2016. 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Signing began on August 2, 1776, but not every delegate signed at that time. Virginia delegates George Wythe and Richard Henry Lee signed later in the fall. Elbridge Gerry and Oliver Wolcott signed later, as well.
GEORGE READ II died in 1836, and by the time the house was sold out of the family in 1846, it was already a historic landmark of sorts. The buyer was William Couper, who had spent part of his childhood next door in the house of George Read I, which the younger Read rented out after his father’s death. Couper went off to make his fortune in ...
Delaware. George Reed. Conservative lawyer-jurist George Read attained many State offices and signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. At the Convention, he naturally defended the rights of the small States. Later, he served as a Senator in the First Congress, and ended his career as the chief justice of Delaware.
19 de jan. de 2020 · George Read was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Originally born in Maryland, his family moved to Delaware while he was child. Read grew up and was educated in Delaware, and he then traveled to Philadelphia to study law. After passing the Pennsylvania Bar in 1753, Read moved back to Delaware, began his law practice and became ...
George Read III (1787–1836), lawyer, son of George Read, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the state of Delaware. George Read (Alberta politician) (born 1972), politician and former leader of the Alberta Green Party. George Read (Ontario politician) (1819–1903), businessman and member of parliament from Ontario. George Read (New Zealand politician ...
