Son of George Read (2d), of Delaware, was born in the Read mansion, at New Castle, on the 22d of August, 1792, and was baptized the 16th of September following at Emmanuel Church. He graduated at Princeton in 1816, studied law with his father and was called to the bar in Delaware. He resided at Washington for some years, and was at the head of one of the government departments, and became later secretary of the legation of the United States to Buenos Ayres, and a Senator of Delaware. He was also Grand Master of Masons of Delaware, and one of the founders of the Historical Society of Delaware.
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IntestazioneRead, William Thompson Usata in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany