Henry Reade (FRS)

Henry Reade was a British merchant and Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). Details regarding his life and career are relatively scarce. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on May 14, 1724. His election was likely based on his involvement in commercial activities and contributions to society through financial or philanthropic means, as was common for non-scientists to be elected to the Royal Society during that era. Further specific contributions or publications associated with Henry Reade's FRS status are not widely documented. He is known primarily through the records of the Royal Society.