Famous People with Name Read

Reading Wood Black            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Reading Wood Black: was the father of Uvalde County, Texas and city of Uvalde, Texas, which he founded as the town of Encina. In 1979, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 4209 was placed in the Hillcrest Cemetery to honor Reading Wood Black.[1] In 1997, Recorded Texas Historic

William Brown Read            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Brown Read: was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky.He was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1857 to 1865, was a delegate to both of the Democratic National Conventions in 1860 and was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentu

George Read            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Read: was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaw

John Meredith Read            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Meredith Read: was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Read began his political career when he was elected to the Pennsylvania

Henry English Read            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry English Read: was an American politician from Kentucky who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress.

David Breakenridge Read            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Breakenridge Read: was a Canadian lawyer, educator, author, and Mayor of Toronto in 1858. Read was Mayor of Toronto from November 11, 1858 to December 31, 1858. He served a mere 50 fifty days, thus making him the shortest serving Mayor of that city. In November 1855, he was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. The next year,Read was appointed by Attorney General John A.MacDonald to a commission to revise the statutes of Upper Canada. Read served as a junior commissoner and was the commission's secretary. Read was elected Mayor of Toronto on November 11, 1858 after his successor, William Henry Boulton, announced his resignation. He served in that post until December 31 of that year, when Adam Wilson was elected to take that post.