John Roberts Reading Explained

John Roberts Reading
State:Pennsylvania
Term Start:March 4, 1869
Term End:April 13, 1870
Predecessor:Caleb Newbold Taylor
Successor:Caleb Newbold Taylor
Birth Date:1 November 1826
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting Place:William Penn Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Jefferson Medical College
Hahnemann University
Profession:Politician

John Roberts Reading (November 1, 1826 – February 14, 1886) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Born in Somerton, Philadelphia on November 1, 1826, Reading completed preparatory studies, graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1847 and began practice in Somerton. He later graduated from Hahnemann College in Philadelphia and practiced homeopathy.

Reading presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the 41st United States Congress and served from March 4, 1869, to April 13, 1870, when he was succeeded by Caleb Newbold Taylor, 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.

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