Arthur Kenneth Reading
| Arthur Kenneth Reading | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Massachusetts Attorney General | |
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In office 1927 – June 6, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Jay R. Benton |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Warner |
| Middlesex County District Attorney | |
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In office 1923–1926 | |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Bushnell |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Middlesex District[1] | |
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In office 1919[1] – 1922[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 9, 1887[2] Williamsport, Pennsylvania[1][2] |
| Died |
March 1, 1971 (aged 83) Orlando, Florida |
| Political party | Republican Party[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School[2] |
| Profession | Lawyer[2] |
Arthur Kenneth Reading (March 9, 1887 – March 1, 1971) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1927–1928.[2]
Biography
Reading was born on March 9, 1887 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[2]
Reading was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922, he was the District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1923 to 1926 before being elected Attorney General in 1926.[2]
Reading resigned as Attorney General on June 6, 1928 after the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 196 to 18 to impeach him after he accepted $60,000 worth of bribes, the largest being a $25,000 bribe from Decimo Club, Inc.[3]
He died on March 1, 1971 in Orlando, Florida.
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Howard, Richard T. (1921), Public officials of Massachusetts 1921–1922, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. Page 268.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Public Officials of Massachusetts 1927–28. Boston Review Publicity Service.
- ↑ "Impeachment". Time. June 18, 1928. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
With great solemnity, violent denunciation and impassioned infinitive-splitting by the prosecutors, the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week voted 196 to 18 the impeachment of Massachusetts' Attorney General, Arthur K. Reading. It was the first time in 148 years that the Commonwealth had found out a corrupt public officer and affixed censure. ...
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