Edward James Reed ( 1830 - 1906 )

Birth: Sheerness, Kent, England (20 September 1830) Death: London (30 November 1906) Burial: Putney Vale cemetery, London Education: School of Mathematics and naval construction, Portsmouth (1849) Career: Apprenticed to a shipwright (before 1849); Secretary, Institute of Naval Architects (1860); Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy (1863-1870); built warships including HMS Devastation; MP for Pembroke (1874-1880); MP for Cardiff (1880-1895 and 1900-1905); published 'History of Japan' (1880) and 'Treatise on the stability of ships' (1884); Lord of the Treasury (1886) Honours: CB 1868; KCB 1880 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1876.