George Read III

George Read III (June 4, 1787 – November 1, 1836) was an American lawyer who served as the second U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware taking over for his father. [1]

For his father, see George Read II.
For his grandfather(the signer of the Declaration), see George Read (American politician, born 1733).
George Read III
United States Attorney for the District of Delaware
In office
1816–1836
PresidentJames Madison
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Preceded byGeorge Read II
Succeeded byJames A. Bayard Jr.
Personal details
Born(1788-06-04)June 4, 1788
New Castle, Delaware
DiedNovember 1, 1836(1836-11-01) (aged 49)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materPrinceton
OccupationLawyer

Family
Coat of Arms of George Read III

George Read Jr. was born in the Read mansion on June 4, 1787 in New Castle, Delaware, United States. His paternal grandfather was George Read, a lawyer and politician who would go on to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.[2] Read's great uncles, Thomas was an officer in the Continental Navy during the Revolution and James Read, was an officer in the Continental Army, and was later active in managing the navy under the Articles of Confederation. His paternal grandmother was Gertrude Ross Read, the daughter of Rev. George Ross (the first rector of the Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green) and the sister of lawyer George Ross, another future signatory to the Declaration.[3][4] When his father, George Read II was born, Read's grandfather was serving as both the Crown Attorney General for the Delaware Colony as well as a member of the Delaware Assembly. By the time his father turned ten, his grandfather was serving in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.[2] George Read II was admitted to the bar in 1785 and opened a law office in New Castle. Four years later, he would become the first United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. His uncle, John Read was a noted lawyer and banker of Philadelphia. His mother, Mary Thompson, was the daughter of General William Thompson. George Read III married on 19 April 1810, Louisa Ridgeley Dorsey, whose family resided near Baltimore, Maryland, her father being Dr. Nathan Dorsey, a surgeon in the Continental Navy, who afterwards became an eminent physician in Philadelphia.[5]

Biography

After graduating in 1806 from Princeton with honors, he studied law with his father, and was called to the bar in Delaware.He served as United States district attorney, during the administrations of three of Presidents. George Read III died in his family's mansion, in New Castle, on November 1, 1837, the same night of his nomination to the United States Senate.[5]

References
  1. "U.S. Attorneys | District of Delaware | United States District Court". www.ded.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. National Archives. "America's Founding Fathers - The Founding Fathers of Delaware". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. "George Read". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. John Vinci. "Gertrude Ross Read". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. Scharf, John Thomas (1888). General history. L. J. Richards & Company. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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