Sir Andrew Reed KCB CVO JP (26 September 1837 – 7 November 1914) was an Anglo-Irish barrister and inspector-general of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

He entered the Royal Irish Constabulary and was appointed District Inspector, 1859; became Inspector-General in 1885.

Reed instituted a rule that each year, 60 men who were Catholic and passed the Sergeant's exam would be promoted.

[1] His son Major General Hamilton Lyster Reed was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in the Second Boer War.

Reed died in Dublin in November 1914[3] and is buried in Deans Grange Cemetery.