Arthur K. Reading
| Arthur Kenneth Reading | |
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| Massachusetts Attorney General | |
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In office 1927 – June 6, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Jay R. Benton |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Warner |
| Middlesex County District Attorney | |
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In office 1923–1926 |
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| Succeeded by | Robert T. Bushnell |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Middlesex District |
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In office 1919 – 1922 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1887 Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 1, 1971 (aged 83) Orlando, Florida |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Arthur Kenneth Reading (March 9, 1887 – March 1, 1971) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1927–1928.
Reading was born on March 9, 1887 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Reading was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922, he was the District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1923 to 1926 before being elected Attorney General in 1926.
Reading resigned as Attorney General on June 6, 1928 after the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 196 to 18 to impeach him after he accepted $60,000 worth of bribes, the largest being a $25,000 bribe from Decimo Club, Inc.
He died on March 1, 1971 in Orlando, Florida.
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