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name: George Read
url: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Read_(signer)'
gender: Male
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George Read September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798 was an American
politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a
Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional
Convention of 1787, president of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist
Party. In addition, Read served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and chief
justice of Delaware.