US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar and had a law practice in Yarmouth, Barnstable county, Massachusetts. In 1813, he was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses, serving until 1817. In 1821, he was elected to the Seventeenth through Twenty-sixth Congresses as an Anti-Masonic candidate and later a Whig. He chose not to run for reelection in 1840. In 1844, he became the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, serving until 1851.
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar and had a law practice in Yarmouth, Barnstable county, Massachusetts. In 1813, he was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses, serving until 1817. In 1821, he was elected to the Seventeenth through Twenty-sixth Congresses as an Anti-Masonic candidate and later a Whig. He chose not to run for reelection in 1840. In 1844, he became the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, serving until 1851.
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Inscription
on the side:
JOHN REED
BORN
SEPTEMBER 2, 1781
DIED
NOV. 25, 1860
on the face:
HE WAS A
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
24 YEARS
FROM THE 11 DISTRICT
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