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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsNathan READ
(1759-1849)
READ, Nathan, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Warren, Mass., July 2,
1759; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard
University in 1781; taught school in Beverly and Salem and was
elected a tutor in Harvard University, where he continued until
1787; opened an apothecary store in Salem; interested in an iron
factory at Danvers, Mass.; elected as a Federalist to the Sixth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel
Sewall; reelected to the Seventh Congress and served from November
25, 1800, to March 3, 1803; was not a candidate for renomination in
1802; judge of the court of common pleas of Essex County in 1803;
moved to Belfast, Maine, in 1807; judge of the county court of
Hancock County in 1807; instrumental in establishing Belfast
Academy and served as trustee for forty years; died near Belfast,
Waldo County, Maine, January 20, 1849; interment in Grove Cemetery,
Belfast, Maine.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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