John Reed Jr.

For other people with the same name, see John Reed (disambiguation).

John Reed Jr. (September 2, 1781 – November 25, 1860) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1813 until 1817 and the 17th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1845 until 1851.

John Reed Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	Isaiah L. Green
Succeeded by	Walter Folger Jr.
Constituency	8th district (1813–15) 9th district (1815–17)
In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Walter Folger Jr.
Succeeded by	Barker Burnell
Constituency	9th district (1821–23) 13th district (1823–33) 11th district (1833–41)
17th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 9, 1844 – January 11, 1851
Governor	George N. Briggs
Preceded by	Henry H. Childs
Succeeded by	Henry W. Cushman
Personal details
Born	(1781-09-02)September 2, 1781 West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 25, 1860(1860-11-25) (aged 79) West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Federalist National Republican Anti-Masonic Whig
Alma mater	Brown University
Occupation	Lawyer

Biography

Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the son of politician John Reed Sr. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in 1806 and 1807. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

Reed was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814,^[1] and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1830.^[2]

He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817); elected to the Seventeenth through Twenty-third Congresses; elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1841). He was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-second Congress). He declined to be candidate for reelection in 1840.

He was the 17th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1845–1851).

Reed died in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Interment was in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.