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Almon Heath Read (June 12, 1790 – June 3, 1844) was an American politician who served as a
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member of the
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for
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district is represented by Democrat Conor Lamb. The district encompasses the entirety of Beaver County, a small portion of southwestern Butler County, and all parts of Allegheny County not part of the 18th d ...
from 1842 to 1843 and
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from 1843 to 1844. He served in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature and as
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.


Early life and education

Read was born in
Shelburne, Vermont Shelburne is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Located along the shores of Lake Champlain, Shelburne's town center lies approximately south of the city center of Burlington, the largest city in the state of Vermont. As of the ...
. He graduated from
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in
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in 1811. He served as county clerk from 1815 to 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in
Montrose, Pennsylvania Montrose is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, south-southeast of Binghamton, New York and north by west of Scranton. The land is elevated approximately 1,400 feet (427 m) above sea level. It is the Susquehanna Cou ...
.


Career

He was a member of the
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from 1827 to 1832. He served in the
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for the 11th district from 1833 to 1837 and as
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from 1840 to 1841. Read was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Davis Dimock, Jr. Davis Dimock Jr. (September 17, 1801 – January 13, 1842) served briefly as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1841 to 1842. Biography Davis Dimock Jr. was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania (near Wilke ...
He was reelected to the Twenty-eighth Congress and served until his death in Montrose in 1844. Interment in Montrose Cemetery.


See also

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