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[2] White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia [2] | (aged 49)
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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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]
Reed was born to William and Elizabeth Deane (Dennis) Reed [5] on November 23, 1823, in Taunton, Massachusetts. [1] [8]
Reed 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]
After he moved back to Taunton, Massachusetts Reed was, for about a year, editor of the Old Colony Republican newspaper. [5]
At 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]
On 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]
In 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]
In 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]
Reed died on September 2, 1873 [2] in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he had gone to improve his health. [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[2] White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia [2] | (aged 49)
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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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]
Reed was born to William and Elizabeth Deane (Dennis) Reed [5] on November 23, 1823, in Taunton, Massachusetts. [1] [8]
Reed 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]
After he moved back to Taunton, Massachusetts Reed was, for about a year, editor of the Old Colony Republican newspaper. [5]
At 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]
On 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]
In 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]
In 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]
Reed died on September 2, 1873 [2] in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he had gone to improve his health. [2]