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George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was an American politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, president of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party.
Dec 28, 2023 · George Read was a Founding Father from New Castle, Delaware, who rose to prominence during the American Revolution and played an important role in the establishment of the United States of America.
Short biographies on each of the 56 Declaration signers. George Read. 1733-1798. Representing Delaware at the Continental Congress. by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress. George Read was born on his family farm near North East, Cecil County, Maryland in 1733.
A Biography of George Read 1733-1798. Read's mother was the daughter of a Welsh planter, and his Dublin-born father a landholder of means. Soon after George's birth in 1733 near the village of North East in Cecil County, MD, his family moved to New Castle, DE, where the youth, who was one of six sons, grew up. He attended school at Chester, PA ...
Feb 18, 2020 · George Read was a lawyer, Delaware Congressman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a servant to the United States for almost all of his adult life, and he was one of our founding fathers. Early Life. Read was born on September 18, 1733 in Cecil County, Maryland.
George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was an American politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, president of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party.
May 18, 2012 · George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was a delegate from the colony of Delaware selected to go to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. It was during the Second Continental Congress that he became infamous for signing the Declaration of Independence.
