John Reed Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Reed Sr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1751

Place of Birth: Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1831

Profession: politician, military officer, minister

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Reed Sr.
(November 11, 1751 – February 17, 1831) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Framingham, Massachusetts, Reed moved with his parents to Titicut Parish, in the northwestern part of Middleboro, Massachusetts in 1756.
He graduated from Yale College in 1772, studied theology, and was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1780.
He served as a chaplain in the United States Navy for two years, then moved to West Bridgewater, Massachusetts in 1780, where he became pastor of the First Congregational Society, which position he retained until his death.
He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congresses (March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1800.
He again resumed his ministerial duties, and died in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Interment was in the Old Graveyard. He was the father of John Reed Jr.
(1781–1860), a Representative from Massachusetts.