John Roberts Reading (November 1, 1826 – February 14, 1886) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Biography

Born in

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on November 1, 1826, Reading completed preparatory studies, graduated from the

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, in 1847 and began practice in Somerton. He later graduated from

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in Philadelphia and practiced

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. Reading presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the

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and served from March 4, 1869, to April 13, 1870, when he was succeeded by

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, who contested his election. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1870.

Death and interment

Reading died in Philadelphia on February 14, 1886, and was interred in the William Penn Cemetery in Somerton.

Sources

The Political Graveyard

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reading, John R. 1826 births 1886 deaths American homeopaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Drexel University alumni Politicians from Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson University alumni 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives