Chester I. Reed

Hon.
Chester Isham Reed
Associate Justice of the
Massachusetts Superior Court[1]
In office
1867[2] – 1871[3]
Appointed by Alexander H. Bullock
Preceded by Thomas Russell[4]
Succeeded by John William Bacon[3]
Massachusetts Attorney General
In office
1864 – April 20, 1867
Preceded by Dwight Foster
Succeeded by Charles Allen
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[5]
North Bristol District[6]
In office
1859[2] – 1859[2]
In office
1862[5] – 1862[5]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[2]
Bristol District
In office
1849[7] – 1849
Personal details
Born November 23, 1823[1]
Taunton, Massachusetts[2]
Died September 2, 1873(1873-09-02) (aged 49)[1]
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia[1]
Political party Republican[5]
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Y. Allyn, m. February 24, 1851.[1]
Children Sybil Reed; Chester Allyn Reed[1]
Alma mater Taunton High School; Bristol Academy; Brown University[1]
Profession Attorney[1]
Signature

Chester Isham Reed (November 23, 1823 – September 2, 1873) was an American attorney who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature,[2] as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[1]

Early life

Reed was born to William and Elizabeth Deane (Dennis) Reed[5] on November 23, 1823 in Taunton, Massachusetts.[2][8]

Education

Reed attended Taunton, High School, Bristol Academy and Brown University.[1] Because of his father's adverse circumstances Reed was forced to leave Brown University.[5] Reed moved to Gardiner, Maine to study law.[5] After he completed his study of law, Reed moved back to Taunton[5]

Newspaper employment

After he moved back to Taunton, Massachusetts Reed was, for about a year, editor of the Old Colony Republican newspaper.[5]

Massachusetts Legislature

At the age of 26 Reed was elected to represent Taunton in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[5] Reed was in the Massachusetts Senate[2] in 1858 and 1862.[2][5] While in the Senate of 1862 Reed served on the Joint Standing Committees on Railways and Canals,[9] and on the Subject of Apportioning the State into Congressional Districts.[10]

Marriage and children

On February 24, 1851, Reed married Elizabeth Y. Allyn of New Bedford, Massachusetts.[1] The couple had two children, Sybil Reed, and Chester Allyn Reed.[1]

Law career

In 1848 Reed entered into a law partnership with Anselm Bassett. Reed practiced law in the firm of Bassett & Reed for the next 15 years.[5]

Public Service Career

In 1864 Reed was elected as a Republican[5] to the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General.[5] Reed serves as the Massachusetts Attorney General until 1867 when he was appointed as Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[5]

Reed resigned from the Superior Court in 1870.[5]

Death

Reed died on September 2, 1873[1] in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he had gone to improve his health.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Hurd, Duane Hamilton Hurd (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 10
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston History Company, p. 363.
  3. 1 2 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Vol. I, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. xxxi
  4. ↑ Coolidge, Henry D. (November 1895), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 256.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Borden, Alanson (1899), Our Country and its People: a Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County Massachusetts, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 668.
  6. ↑ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 197.
  7. ↑ Capen, Nahum (1849), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information, Volume III, Boston, Massachusetts: James French, p. 48.
  8. ↑ Emery, Samuel Hopkins (1893), History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time, Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Company, p. Page 556.
  9. ↑ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 241.
  10. ↑ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 245.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas Russell		 Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court
1867–1871 		Succeeded by
John William Bacon
Preceded by
Dwight Foster		 Attorney General of Massachusetts
1864 – April 20, 1867 		Succeeded by
Charles Allen
Political offices
Preceded by
 Member of the Massachusetts Senate
1859–1859 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
– 		Succeeded by
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