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Read, William Thompson

Record IDcnp02090764
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02090764
Biographical Data1792 -
Last Edit2019-09-26

General Note

Son of George Read (2d), of Delaware, was born in the Read mansion, at New Castle, on the 22d of August, 1792, and was baptized the 16th of September following at Emmanuel Church. He graduated at Princeton in 1816, studied law with his father and was called to the bar in Delaware. He resided at Washington for some years, and was at the head of one of the government departments, and became later secretary of the legation of the United States to Buenos Ayres, and a Senator of Delaware. He was also Grand Master of Masons of Delaware, and one of the founders of the Historical Society of Delaware.

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Further Biographical Data1792-
CountryUSA
Geographic NoteUS (iso3166)

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HeadingRead, William Thompson
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameThompson Read, William

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