Sir John Reid, 2nd Baronet

Who was Sir John Reid, 2nd Baronet?

Sir John Rae Reid, 2nd Baronet was a British merchant and financier. He was a Tory and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1830 and 1847.

Reid was the son of Sir Thomas Reid of Ewell Grove and his wife Elizabeth Goodfellow. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1824

Reid was the Member of Parliament for Dover, Kent from 1830 to 1831 and from 1832 to 1847.

Reid was head of the firm Reid, Irving & Co., and later a Director and then Governor of the Bank of England.