Reading, E. M.

Flourished: 1857 to 1859 Springfield, Illinois

E. M. Reading was a resident of Springfield between at least 1857 and 1858 and was associated with the volunteer Pioneer Fire Company. In the spring of 1858 he assisted in organizing a company of Springfield volunteers interested in serving in the Utah War and was elected captain of the company. In 1859 and 1860 he apparently lived in Jacksonville and was involved in Democratic politics.

Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield), 5 October 1857, 3:1; 26 March 1858, 3:1; 27 March 1858, 3:1; 28 May 1859, 2:2; Illinois Daily State Journal23 March 1860, 3:3; 29 March 1860, 3:3; Daily Islander and Argus (Rock Island, IL), 8 April 1858, 1:3.