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 4, 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
near Charleston, South Carolina
DiedJuly 17, 1816 (aged 63–64)
near Charleston, South Carolina
Resting placeI'on Cemetery (Historic Hobcaw Cemetery), Bond/Read Family Cemetery
Political partyFederalist
Occupation
ProfessionLawyer

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).