Charles Reed (British politician)

Sir Charles Reed
Sir Charles Reed MP
Born19 June 1819
Died25 March 1881(1881-03-25) (aged 61)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPolitician
SpouseMargaret Baines
Children3

Sir Charles Reed FSA (19 June 1819 – 25 March 1881) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Hackney and for St Ives,[1] Chairman of the London School Board, Director and Trustee of the original Abney Park Cemetery Joint Stock Company, Chairman of the Bunhill Fields Preservation Committee, associate of George Peabody, lay Congregationalist, and owner of a successful commercial type-founding business in London. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castle in 1874. As a pastime he collected autographed letters and keys.