| Gilbert E. Read | |
| State Senate: | Michigan |
| District: | 11th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1877 |
| Term End: | 1881 |
| Predecessor: | Matthew T. Garvey |
| Successor: | Ebenezer Lakin Brown |
| Office2: | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | January 7, 1863 |
| Term End2: | 1866 |
| Predecessor2: | Sullivan M. Cutcheon |
| Successor2: | P. Dean Warner |
| State House3: | Michigan |
| District3: | Kalamazoo County 1st |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1863 |
| Term End3: | 1866 |
| State House4: | Michigan |
| District4: | Kalamazoo County 2nd |
| Term Start4: | January 1, 1861 |
| Term End4: | 1862 |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Ludlow, Vermont |
| Death Place: | Richland, Michigan |
| Spouse: | Mary Ann Daniels |
| Party: | Republican |
Gilbert Ezra Read (May 6, 1822May 16, 1898) was a Michigan politician.
Read was born to parents Rufus and Rhoda Read in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont, on May 6, 1822.
Read was married to Mary Ann Daniels. Read was the uncle of Edward G. Read.[1]
Read was served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Kalamazoo County 2nd district from 1861 to 1862. Then he served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Kalamazoo County 1st district from 1863 to 1866. During this term he also served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. Read served on the Michigan Senate from 1877 to 1881.[1] [2]
Read died on May 16, 1898, in Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He was interred at Prairie Home Cemetery.[1]