Background
Read, John was born on February 9, 1680 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Son of William and Deborah (Baldwin) Read.
Read, John was born on February 9, 1680 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Son of William and Deborah (Baldwin) Read.
Graduated from Harvard, 1697.
Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1708. Attorney general for the Crown in Connecticut, 1712-circa 1715. Commissioner for Connecticut in boundary disputes with New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire (U.S.), 1719-1720.
Moved to Boston, 1721.
Attorney general Massachusetts, 1723, 26, 34. Member Massachusetts General Court from Boston, 1738.
Member Massachusetts Government"s Council, 1741-1742.
Member Massachusetts General Court from Boston, 1738. Member Massachusetts Government"s Council, 1741-1742.
Married Ruth Talcott, several children.