John Randall Reding (October 18, 1805 – October 8, 1892) was an American politician who served as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New Hampshire
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.
Early life
Born in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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, Reding attended public schools. He was apprenticed to the printer's trade and subsequently became a newspaper editor.
Career
Reding was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
27th and
28th United States Congress
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. After leaving congress, he served as naval storekeeper at Portsmouth from 1853 to 1858, and as mayor of Portsmouth in 1860. He was later a member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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from 1867 to 1870.
Death
Reding died in Portsmouth on October 8, 1892, and was interred in Haverhill Cemetery in
Haverhill, New Hampshire
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.
See also
*
List of mayors of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
References
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1805 births
1892 deaths
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
Mayors of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
19th-century mayors of places in New Hampshire
19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives