| Authorised form of name | Reed; Sir; Edward James (1830 - 1906) |
| Dates | 1830 - 1906 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Sheerness, Kent, England |
| Date of birth | 20 September 1830 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 30/11/1906 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Putney Vale cemetery, London |
| Activity | Education:
School of Mathematics and naval construction, Portsmouth (1849)
Career:
Apprenticed to a shipwright (before 1849); Secretary, Institute of Naval Architects (1860); Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy (1863-1870); built warships including HMS Devastation; MP for Pembroke (1874-1880); MP for Cardiff (1880-1895; 1900-1905); published 'History of Japan' (1880) and 'Treatise on the stability of ships' (1884); Lord of the Treasury (1886)
Honours:
CB 1868; KCB 1880
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/06/1876 |
| Relationships | Son of John Reed of Sheerness; married (1851) Rosetta, daughter of Nathaniel Barnaby of Sheerness |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 20 March 1875
Notes:
E W Cooke has signed election certificate twice |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/65474964 |
| Royal Society code | NA6456 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1876/16 | Reed, Sir Edward James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/3/191 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 8 April 1889 |
| NLB/6/208 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 25 March 1892 |
| NLB/5/167 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Edward James Reed, Broadway Chambers, Westminster, S.W. | 7 April 1891 |
| NLB/5/157 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 4 April 1891 |
| NLB/7/791 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to W Wills, Broadway Chambers, Westminster, S.W. | 26 April 1893 |
| NLB/7/809 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 2 May 1893 |
| NLB/7/891 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 19 May 1893 |
| NLB/30/612 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 17 April 1905 |
| RR/6/239 | Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, on a paper 'On the relation of form and dimensions to weight of material in the construction of iron-clad ships' by Edward James Reed | 26 June 1868 |
| RR/9/204 | Referee's report by Edward James Reed, on a paper 'The variation of stability with draught of water in ships' by Francis Elgar | 21 April 1884 |
| NLB/30/353 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir Edward James Reed, Fellow of the Royal Society | 10 March 1905 |
| RR/6/245 | Referee's report by Charles Watkins Merrifield, on a paper 'On the relation of form and dimensions to weight of material in the construction of iron-clad ships' by Edward James Reed | 9 April 1868 |
| RR/7/132 | Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the unequal distribution of weight and support in ships, and its effects in still water, in waves, and in exceptional positions on shore' by Edward James Reed | 8 March 1871 |
| MC/9/261 | Letter from E J [Edward James] Reed, 60 Inverness Terrace, Lancaster Gate, to the Royal Society | 7 October 1871 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |
| RR/6/244 | Referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'On the relation of form and dimensions to weight of material in the construction of iron-clad ships' by Edward James Reed | 3 April 1868 |
| RR/7/133 | Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, on a paper 'On the unequal distribution of weight and support in ships, and its effects in still water, in waves, and in exceptional positions on shore' by Edward James Reed | 13 May 1871 |
| AP/63/12/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Notes upon the straining of ships caused by rolling' by Francis Elgar | 1885 |
| AP/63/12 | Unpublished paper, 'Notes upon the straining of ships caused by rolling' by Francis Elgar | 1885 |