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[1] White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia[1]
Political party	Republican[5]
Spouse(s)	September 2, 1873[1]
Children	Sybil Reed; Chester Allyn Reed[1]
Alma mater	Taunton High School; Bristol Academy; Brown University[1]
Profession	Attorney[1]

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]

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

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,^[8] and on the Subject of Apportioning the State into Congressional Districts.^[9]

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. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} 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. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 2, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 363. 
3. ^ ^{a b} 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. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} 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, MA: James French, p. 48. 
8. ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 241. 
9. ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1862), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: 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

Persondata
Name	Wyman, Henry A.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 23, 1823
Place of birth	Taunton, Massachusetts
Date of death	September 2, 1873
Place of death	White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia