Person Reed; Sir; Edward James (1830 - 1906) Reed Edward James Sir 1830 - 1906 British Male Sheerness, Kent, England 20 September 1830 London 30/11/1906 19061130 Burial: Putney Vale cemetery, London

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 Son of John Reed of Sheerness; married (1851) Rosetta, daughter of Nathaniel Barnaby of Sheerness Fellow 01/06/1876 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Vanity Fair 20 March 1875 Notes: E W Cooke has signed election certificate twice International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 20 Sep 1830 - 30 Nov 1906 NA6456 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/65474964 c2d71ac4-ff4e-4d3b-b916-843659a618b8