About Edwin Godwin Reade
Lived 1812 – 1894 (aged 81). Edwin Godwin Reade was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Edwin Godwin Reade (November 13, 1812 – October 18, 1894) was a U.S. congressman from North Carolina between 1855 and 1857. He later served in the Confederate Senate during the American Civil War. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Early life Edwin Godwin Reade was born on November 13, 1812, in Person County, North Carolina. In his early life, he worked on a farm, in a carriage shop, for a blacksmith, and in a tanyard.
Reade served a single term in the 34th United States Congress as a member of the American Party (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857), and refused to run for re-election in 1856. He was a Presbyterian.
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Who was Edwin Godwin Reade?
American politician and judge (1812-1894)
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Edwin Godwin Reade was born on 13 November 1812 in Person County.
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Edwin Godwin Reade died on 18 October 1894 in Raleigh.
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Edwin Godwin Reade was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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