Joseph Reed

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Joseph Reed was an American lawyer, military officer, and statesman who served as a close aide to George Washington and later became President (Governor) of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary era.

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instanceOf human
lawyer
military officer
politician
statesman
almaMater College of New Jersey
Middle Temple
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1741-08-27
dateOfDeath 1785-03-05
educatedAt College of New Jersey
Middle Temple
era American Revolutionary era
familyName Reed
givenName Joseph
jurisdictionGoverned Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
legalEducation Middle Temple
memberOfPoliticalParty Patriot cause
militaryBranch Continental Army
nativeLanguage English
notableFor service as close aide to George Washington
serving as President of Pennsylvania
notableWork leadership in Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War
service as aide and secretary to George Washington
occupation lawyer
military officer
politician
statesman
placeOfBirth Trenton, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
positionHeld Adjutant General of the Continental Army
Governor of Pennsylvania
President of Pennsylvania
aide-de-camp to George Washington
member of the Continental Congress
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
servedUnder George Washington
spouse Esther de Berdt Reed
surface form: Esther De Berdt Reed
studiedAt College of New Jersey
workLocation Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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