Jacob Read

Jacob Read
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
November 22, 1797 – December 12, 1797
Preceded byWilliam Bradford
Succeeded byTheodore Sedgwick
United States Senator
from South Carolina
In office
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801
Preceded byRalph Izard
Succeeded byJohn E. Colhoun
9th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1789 - December 17, 1794
Preceded byJohn J. Pringle
Succeeded byRobert Barnwell
Personal details
Born1752
DiedJuly 17, 1816 (aged 63–64)
Resting placeI'on Cemetery (Historic Hobcaw Cemetery), Bond/Read Family Cemetery
PartyFederalist
Occupation
ProfessionLawyer
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Jacob Read (1752 – July 17, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress (1783–1785) and the United States Senate (1795–1801).