Joshua Reed Giddings was an American attorney, politician and abolitionist. He represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 to 1859. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican, helping found the party.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, abolitionist, human rights defender
- Position held
- United States representative, Ohio state representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 6, 1795
- Died
- May 27, 1864
