Preceded by Jay R. Benton Alma mater Harvard Law School Education Harvard Law School Political party Republican Party Role Politician | Succeeded by Robert T. Bushnell Name Arthur Reading Succeeded by Joseph E. Warner Profession Lawyer Party Republican Party | |
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Died March 1, 1971, Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
Arthur Kenneth Reading (March 9, 1887 – March 1, 1971) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1927–1928.
Biography
Reading was born on March 9, 1887 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
He died on March 1, 1971 in Orlando, Florida.
References
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