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'''George Read''' (b. September 18, 1733; d. September 21, 1798) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was a shrewd, talented lawyer and Attorney General of lower [[Delaware]]. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly and president of the state constitutional convention. Also, a Delaware delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. During the [[Revolutionary War]], George Read became interim governor of Delaware. Read was a state Senator, judge of admiralty for the United States Court of Appeals. He was a delegate to the 1787 Federal [[Constitutional Convention]] and Chief Justice of Delaware.

'''George Read''' (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was a shrewd, talented lawyer and Attorney General of lower [[Delaware]]. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly and president of the state constitutional convention. Also, a Delaware delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. During the [[Revolutionary War]], George Read became interim governor of Delaware. Read was a state Senator, judge of admiralty for the United States Court of Appeals. He was a delegate to the 1787 Federal [[Constitutional Convention]] and Chief Justice of Delaware.

==Early Life==

==Early life==

George Read was born in Cecil County, Maryland to an Irish-born father. George and his five brothers were given a classical education. They attended private schools in Chester and afterward at the Reverend Francis Alison's Academy. At fifteen he graduated and proceeded to study law at the office of John Moland in [[Philadelphia]]. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/read.htm George Read, USHistory.org]</ref>  In 1753, George was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar at age nineteen. He would move back to New Castle and started a law practice. Read would marry widow Gertrude Ross Till, the sister of [[George Ross]]. <ref>[http://www.georgeread.org/ George Read, Georgeread.org]</ref> She bore him five children.

George Read was born in Cecil County, Maryland to an Irish-born father. George and his five brothers were given a classical education. They attended private schools in Chester and afterward at the Reverend Francis Alison's Academy. At fifteen he graduated and proceeded to study law at the office of John Moland in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/read.htm George Read, USHistory.org]</ref>  In 1753, George was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar at age nineteen. He would move back to New Castle and started a law practice. Read would marry widow Gertrude Ross Till, the sister of [[George Ross]].<ref>[http://www.georgeread.org/ George Read, Georgeread.org]</ref> She bore him five children.

==Politics==

==Politics==

==Death==

==Death==

George Read died at his mansion in New Castle, Delaware and is buried at Immanuel Churchyard. <ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000091 READ, George, (1733 - 1798), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref>

George Read died at his mansion in New Castle, Delaware and is buried at Immanuel Churchyard.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000091 READ, George, (1733 - 1798), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref>

==Bibliography==

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