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William Reed
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815
Preceded byBenjamin Pickman Jr.
Succeeded byTimothy Pickering
Personal details
Born(1776-06-06)June 6, 1776
Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedFebruary 18, 1837(1837-02-18) (aged 60)
Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist

William Reed (June 6, 1776 – February 18, 1837) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Marblehead in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Reed received a limited education. He worked as a merchant.

Reed was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815). He served as a member of the board of the Andover Theological Seminary. He was a Trustee of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

He resumed work as a merchant. He died in Marblehead, Massachusetts, February 18, 1837, and bequest of funds to Dartmouth allowed the erection of Reed Hall, the school's first building attributable to a single donor. He was buried in a private burial ground on Harris Street in Marblehead.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byBenjamin Pickman, Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 Succeeded byTimothy Pickering
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