Sir Edward James Reed | |
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![]() 1895 | |
Member of Parliament for Pembroke | |
In office 1874–1880 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Meyrick |
Succeeded by | Henry George Allen |
Member of Parliament for Cardiff | |
In office 1880–1895 | |
Preceded by | James Crichton-Stuart |
Succeeded by | James Mackenzie Maclean |
Member of Parliament for Cardiff | |
In office 1900–1906 | |
Preceded by | James Mackenzie Maclean |
Succeeded by | Ivor Guest |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheerness, Kent, England | 20 September 1830
Died | 30 November 1906 The Strand, London, England | (aged 76)
Cause of death | Heart failure |
Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery |
Political party | Liberal |
Sir Edward James Reed, KCB, FRS (20 September 1830 – 30 November 1906) was a British naval architect, author, politician, and railroad magnate.[1] He was the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 until 1870. He was a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1906.[2]