About Chester I. Reed
Lived 1823 – 1873 (aged 49). Chester I. Reed was an American lawyer, politician, editor and journalist.
Education Reed attended Taunton High School, Bristol Academy and Brown University. and on the Subject of Apportioning the State into Congressional Districts.
Marriage and children On February 24, 1851, Reed married Elizabeth Y. Allyn of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The couple had two children, Sybil Reed, and Chester Allyn Reed.
Law career In 1848 Reed entered into a law partnership with Anselm Bassett. Reed practiced law in the firm of Bassett & Reed for the next 15 years.
Public Service Career In 1864 Reed was elected as a Republican to the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General. Reed serves as the Massachusetts Attorney General until 1867 when he was appointed as Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.
Reed resigned from the Superior Court in 1870.
Death Reed died on September 2, 1873 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he had gone to improve his health.
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Who was Chester I. Reed?
American politician in Massachusetts (1823–1873)
When was Chester I. Reed born?
Chester I. Reed was born on 23 November 1823 in Taunton.
When did Chester I. Reed die?
Chester I. Reed died on 2 September 1873 in White Sulphur Springs.
What was Chester I. Reed's occupation?
Chester I. Reed was a lawyer, politician, editor and journalist.
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Chester I. Reed was American.
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