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Isaac Reed (August 22, 1809 – September 19, 1887) was a
Reed was born in Waldoboro, Massachusetts (now in
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1809 births 1887 deaths Maine Democrats People from Waldoboro, Maine Members of the Maine House of Representatives Maine state senators State treasurers of Maine Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MESenate-stub
United States representative
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from Maine
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.
Biography
Reed was born in Waldoboro, Massachusetts (now in Maine
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) on August 22, 1809, and was the oldest son of Col. Isaac G. Reed. He prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but chose to become a merchant-ship builder, rather than attending college, and became the senior partner in the shipbuilding company of Reed, Welt and Co. He also engaged in banking as the "...president of Waldoboro State and National Bank during its entire existence of thirty-two years."
Reed was town clerk of Waldoboro from 1836 to 1838. He served in the Maine State Senate
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in 1839, 1840, 1850 and 1863. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives
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in 1842, 1843 and 1846.
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
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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
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. Reed was again elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives
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in 1870 and 1871.
Reed Mansion
In 1811 Reed's father purchased a house under construction begun in 1808 by the congregational reverend John R. Cutting. Known at the time as "Cuttings folly" the house is now known as the Reed Mansion and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In this house was designed and sketched theSeal of Maine
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.
On April 2, 2017, the Reed Mansion was destroyed by a fire. The mansion was a complete loss.
Death
Reed died in Waldoboro on September 19, 1887.See also
* Emily Reed (ship)References
External links
*govtrack.us: Rep. Isaac Reed
1809 births 1887 deaths Maine Democrats People from Waldoboro, Maine Members of the Maine House of Representatives Maine state senators State treasurers of Maine Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MESenate-stub