The London Times: REED, red, Andrew, English philanthropist: b. London, Nov. 27, 1787; d. there, Feb. 25, 1862. He was educated at Hackney College, London, ordained pastor of the Congregational Chapel at New Road, London, in 1811, and remained in this charge until 1861. He visited the United States in 1834 to study educational and religious systems and established in London the Orphan Asylum (1813), Infant Orphan Asylum (1827), Asylum for Idiots (1846), Royal Hospital for Incurables (1855) and an Asylum for Fatherless Children is Croydon. He published Visits to the America Churches (1836), and Advancement of Religiot the Claim of the Times (1847).
The developing water is so hot I can hardly bear my hands in it."He returned to England in July, a sick man suffering from cholera. Exhibitions were held of the photographs in London and Paris; wood engravings of some of them were printed in the Illustrated London News; prints pasted on paper mounts with engraved titles, were sold by Agnew. The London Times wrote: "The photographer who follows in the wake of modern armies must be content with conditions of repose and with the still life which remains when the fighting is over."
Returning to England, he tried unsuccessfully to obtain a position in the foreign service. In 1807 he became correspondent for the London Times at Altona (later part of Hamburg), Germany. In 1808-1809 he was a war correspondent in Spain for the Times. After returning to England, he practiced law '-•m 1813 to 1828. |
