George Read
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George Read is the name of:
- George Read (U.S. statesman) (1733 1798), lawyer, signer of Declaration of Independence and U.S. Senator from Delaware
- George Read (Canadian politician)George Read (Canadian politician)George Read is the former leader of the Green Party of Alberta and formerly a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada in Alberta.- Green Party organizing :...
(Born 1972), politician and former leader of the Alberta Green Party - George Read (Ontario politician)George Read (Ontario politician)George Read was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874....
, (1819 after 1874), businessman and Member of Parliament from Ontario - George Read (New Zealand politician)George Read (New Zealand politician)George Edward Read was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Gisborne Region of New Zealand.Read was born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, in either 1814 or 1815. Little is known of his early life. He came to the Pacific in the 1830s on a whaling ship, and worked on trading ships. By 1852,...
, (1816 1876), New Zealand politician - George C. ReadGeorge C. ReadGeorge Campbell Read was a United States Naval Officer who served on Old Ironsides during the War of 1812 and commanded vessels in actions off the Barbary Coast and India. Read eventually rose to the rank of rear admiral....
, (1788 1862), sailor and American Rear-Admiral - George E. ReadGeorge E. ReadGeorge E. Read was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1838 1910), sailor and American Medal of Honor recipient - George Read II House, historic home of the son of George Read (signer)
See also
- George Reid (disambiguation)
- George ReedGeorge ReedGeorge Robert Reed, CM is a former American college football and Canadian Football League player. Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history...
(Born 1939), American college football and Canadian Football player