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Created page with ''''Joseph Reed''' (b. August 27, 1741; d. August 30, 1796) was a lawyer, and President of Pennsylvania's supreme executive council from 1778-1781. He was also a member of t...'
'''Joseph Reed''' (b. August 27, 1741; d. August 30, 1796) was a lawyer, and President of [[Pennsylvania]]'s supreme executive council from 1778-1781. He was also a member of the [[Continental Congress]] in 1778, and a signer of the [[Articles of Confederation]].
==Early Life==
Reed was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on August 27, 1741. As a young man, he attended Philadelphia Academy, and later studied law at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from which he graduated in 1757. He was admitted to the bar in 1762, and subsequently spent two additional years studying law at [[Middle Temple]] in [[London]]. Upon returning to America, he moved to [[Philadelphia]].
==Continental Congress==
Joseph Reed served as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1778, during which time he signed the [[Articles of Confederation]].
==Death==
Reed died in Philadelphia on March 5, 1785; he was interred in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
==Notable==
*Reed served as aide-de-camp and secretary to General [[George Washington]] in 1775; sunsequently, he served as adjutant general of the Army from June 5, 1776, to January 22, 1777.
*Reed served as President of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania--a position which would be equivalent to a governorship today. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000123</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]
==Early Life==
Reed was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on August 27, 1741. As a young man, he attended Philadelphia Academy, and later studied law at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from which he graduated in 1757. He was admitted to the bar in 1762, and subsequently spent two additional years studying law at [[Middle Temple]] in [[London]]. Upon returning to America, he moved to [[Philadelphia]].
==Continental Congress==
Joseph Reed served as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1778, during which time he signed the [[Articles of Confederation]].
==Death==
Reed died in Philadelphia on March 5, 1785; he was interred in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
==Notable==
*Reed served as aide-de-camp and secretary to General [[George Washington]] in 1775; sunsequently, he served as adjutant general of the Army from June 5, 1776, to January 22, 1777.
*Reed served as President of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania--a position which would be equivalent to a governorship today. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000123</ref>
==References==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Joseph}}
[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]