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Dec 28, 2023 · George Read was born on September 18, 1733, near North East in Cecil County, Maryland. His parents were Colonel John Read and Mary Howell. George was the first of their six children, who were all boys. Soon after, the family relocated to New Castle, Delaware, where Read spent his formative years.
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George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was an American politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, president of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party.
A Biography of George Read 1733-1798. Read's mother was the daughter of a Welsh planter, and his Dublin-born father a landholder of means. Soon after George's birth in 1733 near the village of North East in Cecil County, MD, his family moved to New Castle, DE, where the youth, who was one of six sons, grew up. He attended school at Chester, PA ...
George Read was born on his family farm near North East, Cecil County, Maryland in 1733. He attended a school in Chester, Pennsylvania then the Philadelphia Academy under Doctor Allison at New London.
Nov 8, 2014 · He rose to political standing as a self-made man, using all the resources in his path to success. Read was born in Cecil County, Maryland on September 18, 1733. He was the son of the Irish immigrant John Read, a planter from Dublin, Ireland, and Mary Howell, an immigrant from Wales.
Feb 18, 2020 · George Read was a lawyer, Delaware Congressman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a servant to the United States for almost all of his adult life, and he was one of our founding fathers. Early Life. Read was born on September 18, 1733 in Cecil County, Maryland.
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May 18, 2012 · George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was a delegate from the colony of Delaware selected to go to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. It was during the Second Continental Congress that he became infamous for signing the Declaration of Independence .
