About William Reade
Lived 1787 – 1847 (aged 59–60). William Reade was a British and Irish politician.
William Morris Reade (1787 – 31 March 1847) was an Irish Conservative politician.
He married Elizabeth Maitland, daughter of Patrick Maitland and Anne née Bateman on 6 February 1827, with whom he had two children: William Morris Reade (1830–1886), and Louisa Reade (died 1918).
After unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1835, Reade was first elected Conservative MP for Waterford City at the 1841 general election but was removed upon petition the following year.
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William Reade was born in 1787.
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William Reade died on 31 March 1847.
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William Reade was a politician.
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William Reade was British and Irish.
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· DBpedia: William Morris Reade
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