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Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741 – March 5, 1785) was an American lawyer, military officer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States. He served as aide-de-camp to George Washington, as adjutant general of the Continental Army and fought in several key battles during the American Revolutionary War.
Joseph Reed was one of George Washington’s aides-de-camp early in the American Revolutionary War and eventually held the ranks of colonel and adjutant-general. Reed was often considered a polarizing figure, which was demonstrated through his relationship with Washington during the war.
Joseph Reed was an American lawyer, military officer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States. He served as aide-de-camp to George Washington, as adjutant general of the Continental Army and fought in several key battles during the American Revolutionary War.
Joseph Reed was a colonel and adjutant-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was a trusted aide to General George Washington for the early years of the war. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1741, his early studies saw him receive schooling in Philadelphia, Princeton University and later in London for two years.
Dec 23, 2020 · Joseph Reed was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Reed moved to Philadelphia as a child before returning to New Jersey in order to attend Princeton University .
JOSEPH REED (1741-1785), American politician, was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on the 27th. of August 1741. He graduated at Princeton in 1757, studied law under Richard Stockton and, in 1763-65, at the Middle Temple, London, and practised in Trenton from 1765 until his removal to Philadelphia in 1770.
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One recipient of such a letter, Congressman Joseph Reed of Pennsylvania, was promised ten thousand pounds sterling and any office in America, if he would try to re-unite Great Britain and the colonies.
