John Reading Politician
John Reading (6 June 1686 – 5 November 1767) was the first native-born governor of New Jersey, United States, serving in 1747, and again from September 1757 to June 1758. His father, Colonel John Reading, was the first major landowner in Hunterdon County. Governor Reading was one of the founders and trustees of the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University. The Reading family is still influential in the state of New Jersey.
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| office | President of the New Jersey Provincial Council Member of the New Jersey Provincial Council for the Western Division Acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey |
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