George Read | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1867 |
Term End1: | 1874 |
Predecessor1: | Riding established |
Successor1: | John C. O'Sullivan |
Constituency1: | Peterborough East |
Party: | Conservative |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1819 |
Birth Place: | Augusta Township, Upper Canada |
Death Place: | Otonabee Township, Ontario |
Occupation: | Businessman |
George Read (August 13, 1819 - March 29, 1903) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.
He was born in Augusta Township in Upper Canada in 1819, the son of United Empire Loyalists who settled in Grenville County. He served as clerk and treasurer for Otonabee Township. He died there in 1903.[1]