Sir John Rae Reid, 2nd Baronet (1791–1867) was a Scottish merchant and financier.
He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1824[1] Reid was the Member of Parliament for Dover, Kent from 1830 to 1831 and from 1832 to 1847.
[2] According to the Legacies of British Slave-Ownership at the University College London, Reid was awarded compensation in the aftermath of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 with the Slave Compensation Act 1837.
[6] In June 2020 the Bank of England issued a public apology for the involvement of Reid, amongst other employees, in the slave trade following the investigation by the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership at UCL.
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