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William Reed | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Pickman Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Pickering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1776 Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | February 18, 1837 (aged 60) Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
William Reed (June 6, 1776 – February 18, 1837) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Marblehead in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Reed received a limited education. He worked as a merchant.
Reed was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815). He served as a member of the board of the Andover Theological Seminary. He was a Trustee of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
He resumed work as a merchant. He died in Marblehead, Massachusetts, February 18, 1837, and bequest of funds to Dartmouth allowed the erection of Reed Hall, the school's first building attributable to a single donor. He was buried in a private burial ground on Harris Street in Marblehead.