Sir John Reid, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Rae Reid, 2nd Baronet (1791–1867) was a British merchant and financier. He was a Tory and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1830 and 1847.
Reid was the son of Sir Thomas Reid of Ewell Grove and his wife Elizabeth Goodfellow. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1824[1]
Reid was the Member of Parliament for Dover, Kent from 1830 to 1831 and from 1832 to 1847.[2]
Reid was head of the firm Reid, Irving & Co., and later a Director (1820 to 1847) of the Bank of England, except when acting as Deputy Governor (1837 to 1839) or Governor (1839 to 1841).[3]
He married Maria Louisa, the daughter of Richard Eaton of Stetchworth Park, Cambridgeshire with whom he had 2 sons and a daughter. [2]
References
- ↑ Debrett's Baronetage of England (1835)
- 1 2 "REID, Sir John Rae, 2nd bt. (1791-1867), of 8 Broad Street Buildings, Finsbury Circus, London and Ewell Grove, Surr.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ↑ http://carlyleletters.dukejournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/1/lt-18471002-TC-AC-01#FN1_REF (footnote 1)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Reid
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Henry Stanhope Charles Poulett Thomson |
Member of Parliament for Dover 1832 – 1847 With: Charles Poulett Thomson to 1833 John Halcomb 1833–35 John Minet Fector 1835–37 Edward Royd Rice from 1837 |
Succeeded by Edward Royd Rice Sir George Clerk |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Reid, 1st Baronet |
Reid baronets, of Ewell Grove 1824 – 1867 |
Succeeded by Sir John Rae Reid, 3rd Baronet |
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