John Reading | |
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| Acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey | |
| In office 17 June 1747 – 10 August 1747 | |
| Preceded by | John Hamilton (President of Council) |
| Succeeded by | Gov. Jonathan Belcher |
| Acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey | |
| In office 31 August 1757 – 22 September 1757 | |
| Preceded by | Gov. Jonathan Belcher |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Gov. Thomas Pownall |
| Acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey | |
| In office 22 September 1757 – 16 June 1758 | |
| Preceded by | Lt. Gov. Thomas Pownall |
| Succeeded by | Gov. Francis Bernard |
| President of the New Jersey Provincial Council | |
| In office 17 June 1747 – 12 December 1758 | |
| Preceded by | John Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hunter Morris |
| Member of the New Jersey Provincial Council for the Western Division | |
| In office 15 June 1713 – 12 December 1758 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1686 Gloucester, New Jersey |
| Died | 5 November 1767 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Old Amwell Presbyterian Churchyard |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Surveyor and politician, Acting Governor of New Jersey |
John Reading (6 June 1686 – 5 November 1767) was the first native-born governor of the British Province of New Jersey, serving in 1747, and again from September 1757 to June 1758. His father, Colonel John Reading, was the first major landowner in Hunterdon County.
Governor Reading was one of the founders and trustees of the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University. The Reading family is still influential in the state of New Jersey.