Edward Anderton Reade Explained
Edward Anderton Reade, (15 March 1807 – 12 February 1886)[1] ,[2] was a British civil servant in India who served in Bengal from 1826 to 1860.[3]
Career
On 10 February 1835 Reade was appointed as Joint Magistrate and Deputy Collector of Belah.[4] On 8 September 1836 he was appointed as Magistrate & Collector of Goruckpore.[5] He was given additional responsibility, on 24 October 1836, as Deputy Opium Agent for management of provision of opium in Goruckpore.[6] He remained collector of Goruckpore (at least) till October 1844.[7]
During 1857 Reade was Commissioner of the Fifth Division and Commissioner of the Benares Division.[8] From 10 September 1857 to 30 September 1857 he held the position of Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces as an In charge (acting).[9] He retired from the East India Company in 1860 and returned to the family home in Ipsden, Oxfordshire, where he served as a magistrate for Oxfordshire and Berkshire.[10]
He was a brother of the novelist Charles Reade, and the father of the New Zealand cricketer Lawrence Reade.[11]
Works
His works include:
External links
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=yTMmAAAAMAAJ&q=Edward+Anderton+Reade The patronage bureaucracy in north India By Peter Penner
- http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/re.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors, Author names starting with Re
- https://books.google.com/books?id=E105gL-F5usC&q=%22Edward+Anderton+Reade%22 Bengal By Calcutta Historical Society
- https://books.google.com/books?id=iqMIAAAAQAAJ The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British India and its dependencies #244
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ci0oAAAAYAAJ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany By East India Company #203
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ci0oAAAAYAAJ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany By East India Company #292
- https://books.google.com/books?id=mnwSAAAAYAAJ Parliamentary papers By Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
- https://books.google.com/books?id=3bQSAAAAYAAJ Parliamentary papers By Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons #105
- https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ The India List and India Office List By India Office, Great Britain #130
- Web site: E. A. Reade, 'The Benefice of North Stoke ...'. St John's College. 30 April 2017.
- Mr. Lawrence E. Reade. Evening Post. 17 August 1910. LXXX. 41. 5. 30 April 2017.
