Isaac Reed (Maine)
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Isaac Reed was a United States Representative from Maine
. He was born in Waldoboro
on August 22, 1809. He prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder. He also engaged in banking.
Reed was town clerk of Waldoboro 1836-1838. He served in the Maine State Senate. He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives
. He was appointed as a member of the State board of agriculture and a trustee of the Maine Insane Hospital. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress, but subsequently was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Andrews
and served from June 25, 1852 to March 3, 1853. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maine
in 1854 and 1855.
Reed resumed shipbuilding. He served as Maine State Treasurer in 1856. Upon the dissolution of the Whig Party, he became a Democrat
. Reed was again elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871, and died in Waldoboro on September 19, 1887. His interment was in Central Cemetery.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. He was born in Waldoboro
Waldoboro, Maine
Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, in the United States. The population was 4,916 at the 2000 census. Waldoboro is a picturesque fishing and resort town.-History:...
on August 22, 1809. He prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder. He also engaged in banking.
Reed was town clerk of Waldoboro 1836-1838. He served in the Maine State Senate. He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...
. He was appointed as a member of the State board of agriculture and a trustee of the Maine Insane Hospital. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress, but subsequently was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Andrews
Charles Andrews (Maine)
Charles Andrews was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Paris, Maine on February 11, 1814. He attended the district school and graduated from Hebron Academy....
and served from June 25, 1852 to March 3, 1853. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maine
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....
in 1854 and 1855.
Reed resumed shipbuilding. He served as Maine State Treasurer in 1856. Upon the dissolution of the Whig Party, he became a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. Reed was again elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871, and died in Waldoboro on September 19, 1887. His interment was in Central Cemetery.