Sir Edward James Reed (20 September 1830 – 30 November 1906), KCB, FRS, was a British naval architect, author, politician, and railroad magnate. He was the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 until 1870. He was a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1906.
Read more about Edward James Reed: Early Life, Naval Architect, Parliamentary Career, Florida Railroad Magnate, Death, Works
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or reed:
“They robbed the Danville train.
And the people they did say, for many miles away,
‘Twas the outlaws Frank and Jesse James.”
—Unknown. Jesse James (l. 6–8)
“And the frigid burnings of purgatory will not be touched
By any emollient.”
—Henry Reed (1914–1986)