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Joseph Reed (other)
Joseph Reed may refer to: * Joseph Reed (playwright) (1723–1787), English playwright and poet * Joseph Reed (politician) (1741–1785), Continental Congressmen, aide-de-camp to George Washington, President of Pennsylvania *Joseph Reed (lawyer) (1772–1846), Pennsylvania Attorney General * Joseph Reed (architect) (c. 1823–1890), Australian architect * Joseph Haythorne Reed (1828–1858), British Member of Parliament *Joseph Rea Reed (1835–1925), U.S. Representative from Iowa *Joseph Verner Reed Jr. (1937–2016), American banker and diplomat See also *Joe Reed (other) Joe Reed may refer to: People * Joe L. Reed (born 1938), American politician *Joe Reed (quarterback) (born 1948), American football quarterback *Joe Reed (wide receiver) (born 1998), American football wide receiver Horses *Joe Reed (horse) ( ... * Joseph Reid (other) * Joseph Read (other) {{hndis, Reed, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Reed (playwright)
Joseph Reed (March 1723 – 15 August 1787) was an English playwright and poet known for his 1761 farce ''The Register Office'' and the 1769 comic opera adaptation of Henry Fielding's ''Tom Jones''. Childhood and early career Reed was born at Stockton, Durham, in March 1723, the second son of John Reed, a presbyterian ropemaker. After a very scanty education he succeeded to his father's business, which he practised with success through life. His leisure he devoted to a study of English literature, and he developed literary aspirations; but he always regarded himself as an amateur, and, when he began to publish, often described himself on his title-pages as "a halter-maker." In August 1744 there appeared in the '' Gentleman's Magazine'' a poem by Reed, "in imitation of the Scottish dialect, on the death of Mr. Pope." In 1745 he printed, at Newcastle, a farce called ''The Superannuated Gallant''. In 1747 he visited London with a view apparently to gaining an entrance into thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Reed (politician)
Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741March 5, 1785) was a Founding Father of the United States and a lawyer, military officer, and statesman of the American Revolutionary Era who lived the majority of his life in Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and, while in Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, during the American Revolutionary War, a position analogous to the modern office of Governor. Early life Reed was born in Trenton in the Province of New Jersey in 1741, the son of Andrew Reed, a shopkeeper and merchant, and Theodosia Bowes. His grandfather, Joseph Reed (1650–1727), was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim in Ulster and settled in West Jersey. His brother, Bowes Reed (1740–1794), would serve as a colonel in the Revolutionary War and as Secretary of State of New Jersey. The family moved to Philadelphia shortly after Reed's birth and, as a boy, Reed was enrolled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Reed (lawyer)
Joseph Reed (July 11, 1771 – March 4, 1846) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and legal writer, who served briefly as the state Attorney General. Biography and career Reed was born the son of Pennsylvania lawyer Joseph Reed and Esther de Berdt. Shortly after Reed's birth, the elder Reed gave up his law practice and became closely involved with George Washington and the American Revolutionary War, served a term as Pennsylvania's president, and was a delegate to the first Continental Congress. He died a few years after the war ended. Reed was then raised in the home of Jared Ingersoll. He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1792 and was admitted to the bar the same year. In 1805, he married Maria Ellis Watmough (or Watmaugh), they had four children. Two sons, Henry Hope and William Bradford would become lawyers. Henry would switch careers and become a distinguished academic in literature. William Bradford would, like his father, serve as state Attorney General, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Reed (architect)
Joseph Reed (c. 1823–1890), a Cornishman by birth, was a prolific and influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. He established his practice in 1853, which through various partnerships and name changes, continues today as Bates Smart, one of the oldest firms continually operating in Australia. Biography Born in 1823 in Cornwall, England, Joseph Reed's early career may have included some local training, and he is known to have worked in the offices of some noted architects in London. He decided to start a new career at the age of 30 in Australia, arriving in Melbourne in 1853, and very soon made a name for himself. The next year he won the design competition for the State Library of Victoria, the Geelong Town Hall in 1855, and designed the Bank of New South Wales Building, Bank of New South Wales in Collins Street in 1856. In 1859, botanist F.Muell. published ''Reedia (plant), Reedia'', a genus of flowering plants from south-western Australia, belonging to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Haythorne Reed
Major Joseph Haythorne Reed (1828 – 6 April 1858) was a British Whig politician. Reed was elected Whig MP for Abingdon at a by-election in 1854—caused by the succession of Montagu Bertie to Earl of Abingdon—and held the seat until 1857 when he sought election unsuccessfully at Finsbury Finsbury is a district of Central London, forming the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as ''Vinisbir'' (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Joseph Haythorne UK MPs 1852–1857 1828 births 1858 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Rea Reed
Joseph Rea Reed (March 12, 1835 – April 2, 1925) was an Iowa Supreme Court justice, one-term Republican U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ... from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa, and chief justice of a specialized federal court. Biography Born in Ashland County, Ohio, Reed attended the common schools and Vermillion Institution in Hayesville, Ohio from 1854 to 1857. He moved to Adel, Iowa, in 1857. After studying law, he was Admission to the bar in the United States, admitted to the bar in 1859 and engaged in the practice of law at Adel until 1861. In July 1861, upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, Reed enlisted as first lieutenant in the 2nd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery. He was promoted to captain in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Verner Reed Jr
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is " José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with '' Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Reed (other)
Joe Reed may refer to: People * Joe L. Reed (born 1938), American politician *Joe Reed (quarterback) (born 1948), American football quarterback *Joe Reed (wide receiver) (born 1998), American football wide receiver Horses *Joe Reed (horse) (1921–1947), a Quarter Horse racehorse *Joe Reed II Joe Reed II (1936–1964) was a Quarter Horse racehorse from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) that became an influential sire with the breed. Life Joe Reed II was registered number 985 in the AQHA's stud book ... (1936–1964), son of the above See also * Joseph Reed (other) * Joel M. Reed, film producer {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Reid (other)
Joseph or Joe Reid may refer to: * Joseph Reid (politician) (1917–2015), Canadian politician * Joseph Reid (wrestler) (1905–1968), British wrestler * Joseph D. Reid (– ), American professor of economics * Joseph L. Reid (1923–2015), American oceanographer * Joe Reid (died 1996), American flight instructor of Jessica Dubroff * Joe Reid (American football) (born 1929), American football linebacker * Neel Reid (1885–1926), American architect * Joseph Reid (runner) (born 1996), British champion runner at the 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships * Joe Reid (footballer) (1896-1936), English footballer See also * Joe Reed (other) * Joseph Reed (other) Joseph Reed may refer to: * Joseph Reed (playwright) (1723–1787), English playwright and poet * Joseph Reed (politician) (1741–1785), Continental Congressmen, aide-de-camp to George Washington, President of Pennsylvania *Joseph Reed (lawyer) (1 ... * Joseph Read (other) {{hndis, Reid, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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