John Meredith Read Sr. was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Wikipedia
Born: July 21, 1797, Chestnut Street, Collingdale, PA
Died: November 29, 1874 (age 77 years), Philadelphia, PA
Grandchildren: Harmon Pumpelly Read and Marie Delphine Meredith de Foras
Grandparents: George Read, Samuel Meredith, Gertrude Ross Read, and more
Great-grandparents: Thomas Cadwalader, Hannah Lambert, Martha Carpenter, and more
Party: Republican Party