Chester Isham Reed (November 23, 1823 – September 2, 1873) was an American attorney who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature,[1] as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[2]
Hon. Chester Isham Reed | |
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| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court[2] | |
| In office 1867[1]–1871[3] | |
| Appointed by | Alexander H. Bullock |
| Preceded by | Thomas Russell[4] |
| Succeeded by | John William Bacon[3] |
| Massachusetts Attorney General | |
| In office 1864 – April 20, 1867 | |
| Governor | John Albion Andrew William Claflin |
| Preceded by | Dwight Foster |
| Succeeded by | Charles Allen |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[5] North Bristol District[6] | |
| In office 1859[1]–1859[1] | |
| In office 1862[5]–1862[5] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] Bristol District | |
| In office 1849[7]–1849 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1823[2] Taunton, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | September 2, 1873 (aged 49)[2] White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia[2] |
| Political party | Republican[5] |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Y. Allyn, m. February 24, 1851.[2] |
| Children | Sybil Reed; Chester Allyn Reed[2] |
| Alma mater | Taunton High School; Bristol Academy; Brown University[2] |
| Profession | Attorney[2] |
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Early life
editReed was born to William and Elizabeth Deane (Dennis) Reed[5] on November 23, 1823, in Taunton, Massachusetts.[1][8]
Education
editReed attended Taunton High School, Bristol Academy and Brown University.[2] Because of his father's adverse circumstances Reed was forced to leave Brown University.[5] Reed moved to Gardiner, Maine, to study law.[5] After he completed his study of law, Reed moved back to Taunton[5]
Newspaper employment
editAfter he moved back to Taunton, Massachusetts Reed was, for about a year, editor of the Old Colony Republican newspaper.[5]
Massachusetts Legislature
editAt the age of 26 Reed was elected to represent Taunton in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[5] Reed was in the Massachusetts Senate[1] in 1858 and 1862.[1][5] While in the Senate of 1862 Reed served on the Joint Standing Committees on Railways and Canals,[9] and on the Subject of Apportioning the State into Congressional Districts.[10]
Marriage and children
editOn February 24, 1851, Reed married Elizabeth Y. Allyn of New Bedford, Massachusetts.[2] The couple had two children, Sybil Reed, and Chester Allyn Reed.[2]
Law career
editIn 1848 Reed entered into a law partnership with Anselm Bassett. Reed practiced law in the firm of Bassett & Reed for the next 15 years.[5]
Public Service Career
editIn 1864 Reed was elected as a Republican[5] to the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General.[5] Reed serves as the Massachusetts Attorney General until 1867 when he was appointed as Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[5]
Reed resigned from the Superior Court in 1870.[5]
Death
editReed died on September 2, 1873[2] in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he had gone to improve his health.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston History Company, p. 363
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hurd, Duane Hamilton Hurd (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 10
- ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Vol. I, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. xxxi
- ^ Coolidge, Henry D. (November 1895), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. 256
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Borden, Alanson (1899), Our Country and its People: a Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County Massachusetts, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 668
- ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. 197
- ^ Capen, Nahum (1849), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information, Volume III, Boston, Massachusetts: James French, p. 48
- ^ Emery, Samuel Hopkins (1893), History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time, Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Company, p. 556
- ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Court, p. 241
- ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Court, p. 245