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Charlton A Reed
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Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

Charlton A. REED, one of the prominent lawyers of Morristown, New Jersey, was born at Flemington, New Jersey, December 23, 1861. He comes of the old colonial stock that settled in New Jersey prior to the Revolutionary War. His great-grandfather on his father's side was Asa REED, who served as captain of militia during the Revolutionary War in one of the New Jersey regiments. Jesse REED, a son of Asa REED, was a teacher by profession, and held the office of surrogate of Hunterdon county, New Jersey. He was a Democrat in politics. Charlton A. REED is the son of John C. and Rachel (HIGGINS) REED, his mother's family also having been American for a number of generations. His father was a merchant and for a short period served as surrogate of Hunterdon county, to fill out the unexpired term of Jesse REED, his father, who had died in office.

Brought up in the country, the first schooling received by Charlton A. REED was that of the district schools of the neighborhood in Raritan township, Hunterdon county. This was followed by a course at Peddie Institute, at Hightstown, New Jersey, from which he was graduated in 1881. He then went to Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, graduating with the class of 1886. After graduating from college he studied law in his native town and was admitted to practice in New Jersey, as attorney, in 1889. He was admitted to the Oregon bar as attorney and counsellor-at-law in the November term, 1889. Returning to his native State, he was admitted to the New Jersey bar as counsellor in 1892. From 1891 to 1894 he served as clerk at the New Jersey State Hospital at Morris Plains. During the year 1893-94 he served as a member of the township committee, Hanover township, Morris county, New Jersey. In 1894 he entered upon the practice of law at Morristown, New Jersey, and has continued in practice up to the present time. His practice is of a general character, and he has avoided the specialization into which so many practitioners fall. He is connected with the American Trust Company, of Morristown, as it counsel, its title officer, and its trust officer. He is a Democrat in politics, and from May, 1895, to 1901, he served upon the board of aldermen of Morristown, in 1912. On April 1, 1913, he became prosecutor of the pleas for Morris county. He and his family are members of the First Baptist Church, Morristown, New Jersey.

Mr. REED married, November 17, 1891, Emilie Harding, daughter of William and Phebe (DOOLITTLE) CURTIS, of Point Pleasant, New Jersey. The children of Charlton A. REED and Emilie H. (CURTIS) REED are:

  1. Rachel, born November 6, 1892, educated at Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey, and Mt. Holyoke College.
  2. Phoebe C., born March 17, 1895, educated at the Morristown High School, and at Mt. Holyoke College.
  3. Martha E., born September 1, 1896, died April 23, 1911.
  4. Elizabeth, born July 28, 1899, a student at the Morristown High School.
  5. John C., born August 15, 1902, attends the Morristown public schools.
  6. Emilie Harding, born April 15, 1905, attends the Morristown public schools.
 

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