Jacob Read
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Jacob Read (1752 – July 17, 1816) was an American lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress (1783-1785) and the United States Senate (1795-1801).
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Preceded by Ralph Izard |
United States Senator (Class 3) from South Carolina 1795–1801 Served alongside: Pierce Butler, John Hunter, Charles Pinckney |
Succeeded by John Ewing Colhoun |
Preceded by William Bradford |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate November 22, 1797–December 12, 1797 |
Succeeded by Theodore Sedgwick |
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