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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).

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active years end date
1797-12-12, 1801-03-04
active years start date
1795-03-04, 1797-11-22
birth date
1752-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Province of South Carolina, Charleston South Carolina
death date
1816-07-17
death place
Charleston South Carolina
governor
Charles Pinckney (governor), William Moultrie
occupation
Plantations in the American South
office
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish, Delegate from South Carolina to the Congress of the Confederation, 6th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
order in office
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
party
Federalist Party
president
John Adams
successor
Robert Barnwell

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