Famous People with Name Read

Reading Wood Black            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Reading Wood Black: was the father of Uvalde County, Texas and city of Uvalde, Texas, which he founded as the town of Encina. In 1979, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 4209 was placed in the Hillcrest Cemetery to honor Reading Wood Black.[1] In 1997, Recorded Texas Historic

David Breakenridge Read            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Breakenridge Read: was a Canadian lawyer, educator, author, and Mayor of Toronto in 1858. Read was Mayor of Toronto from November 11, 1858 to December 31, 1858. He served a mere 50 fifty days, thus making him the shortest serving Mayor of that city. In November 1855, he was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. The next year,Read was appointed by Attorney General John A.MacDonald to a commission to revise the statutes of Upper Canada. Read served as a junior commissoner and was the commission's secretary. Read was elected Mayor of Toronto on November 11, 1858 after his successor, William Henry Boulton, announced his resignation. He served in that post until December 31 of that year, when Adam Wilson was elected to take that post.