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Stephen P. Read

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Stephen P. Read
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Mecklenburg County
In office
March 1903 – January 12, 1910
Preceded byE. Patterson McLean
Succeeded byF. B. Roberts
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 25th district
In office
December 2, 1885 – December 4, 1889
Preceded byWilliam Townes
Succeeded byWilliam H. Woods
Personal details
Born
Stephen Pettus Read

(1841-03-02)March 2, 1841
DiedJune 8, 1917(1917-06-08) (aged 76)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Wright
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Stephen Pettus Read (March 2, 1841 – June 8, 1917) was an American politician who served in the Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates.[1] He took office after his predecessor, E. Patterson McLean refused to take an oath supporting the 1902 state constitution.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Only One Candidate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 12, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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