He graduated from Ohio University in 1834 and afterwards studied law with his brother, Judge Read of the Ohio Supreme Court. In 1837 he removed to Louisiana and became a Professor at the Baton Rouge College in Louisiana. Around 1840 he entered upon the practice of law. In 1843 he was appointed the State District Attorney for his parish by the Governor. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and was at the second constitutional convention of Louisiana in 1845. He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and also of the Committee on Education. At the convention "mainly through the active efforts and eloquent advocacy of the junior member of its delegation, Hon. Amasa Read, (Baton Rouge) came out the victor by long odds, and thus crowned 32 years of aspirations with a constitutional declaration that from December 1, 1849, it should be and remain Louisiana's seat of government". At the time of his death, Amasa held a commission from the Governor to select and report on a site for the new state seminary (L.S.U.) as required by the new state constitution. He died of cholera after evaluating the site for the new school.
J.A.H.
J.A.H.
He graduated from Ohio University in 1834 and afterwards studied law with his brother, Judge Read of the Ohio Supreme Court. In 1837 he removed to Louisiana and became a Professor at the Baton Rouge College in Louisiana. Around 1840 he entered upon the practice of law. In 1843 he was appointed the State District Attorney for his parish by the Governor. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and was at the second constitutional convention of Louisiana in 1845. He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and also of the Committee on Education. At the convention "mainly through the active efforts and eloquent advocacy of the junior member of its delegation, Hon. Amasa Read, (Baton Rouge) came out the victor by long odds, and thus crowned 32 years of aspirations with a constitutional declaration that from December 1, 1849, it should be and remain Louisiana's seat of government". At the time of his death, Amasa held a commission from the Governor to select and report on a site for the new state seminary (L.S.U.) as required by the new state constitution. He died of cholera after evaluating the site for the new school.
J.A.H.
J.A.H.
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