John A. Mead | |
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| 53rd Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 5, 1910 – October 3, 1912 | |
| Lieutenant | Leighton P. Slack |
| Preceded by | George H. Prouty |
| Succeeded by | Allen M. Fletcher |
| 47th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 8, 1908 – October 5, 1910 | |
| Governor | George H. Prouty |
| Preceded by | George H. Prouty |
| Succeeded by | Leighton P. Slack |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromRutland City | |
| In office 1906–1908 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Earle S. Kinsley |
| Mayor ofRutland City, Vermont | |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Preceded by | None (position created) |
| Succeeded by | Levi G. Kingsley |
| Member of theVermont Senate fromRutland County | |
| In office 1892–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Levi G. Kingsley Albert J. Dickinson Cyrus Jennings Simon L. Peck |
| Succeeded by | Frank D. White Ira R. Allen Amos D. Tiffany Noah S. Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-04-20)April 20, 1841 Fair Haven, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1920(1920-01-12) (aged 78) Rutland, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery Rutland, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Middlebury College Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Profession | Physician Businessman |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1863 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Company K,12th Vermont Regiment |
| Wars | American Civil War |
John Abner Mead (April 20, 1841 – January 12, 1920) was an American physician, businessman and politician who served as47th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1908 to 1910, and the53rd governor of Vermont, from 1910 to 1912.
Mead was born inFair Haven, Vermont, to Roswell and Lydia Mead (née Gorham). He was educated at the common school inWest Rutland and atFranklin Academy inMalone, New York. He began attendance atMiddlebury College but interrupted his studies to enlist in theUnion Army for theAmerican Civil War. Mead joined Company K,12th Vermont Infantry Regiment, serving from 1862 to 1863. After mustering out of the military, he graduated fromMiddlebury College in 1864. While at Middlebury he joined the Alpha Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) Fraternity.
In 1868 he received a medical degree from theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons atColumbia University in New York City.
He married Mary Madelia Sherman in 1872 and they had one daughter, Mary Sherman Mead.[1] Mary Mead's son and John A. Mead's grandsonJohn A. M. Hinsman served asPresident of the Vermont Senate from 1945 to 1947.[2][3]
Mead practiced medicine in New York City for two years, and inRutland from 1870 to 1888, when he was appointed chair of the medical department at theUniversity of Vermont. ARepublican, Mead served in theVermont Senate from 1892 to 1893. When Rutland City became a separate municipality fromRutland Town, Mead served as the city's first Mayor, holding office from 1893 to 1894. In 1893 he was aVermont Commissioner for theWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Mead served in theVermont House of Representatives in 1906 and was Lieutenant Governor from 1908 to 1910.
Mead waselected governor in 1910 and served from October 5, 1910 to October 3, 1912. During his tenure, he presided over the state legislature's reapportionment of state senatorial districts and legislation was enacted during his administration establishing a State School of Agriculture, requiring the registration of nurses, and providing for a direct primary.[4]
After his governorship, Mead resumed his business interests. He was president of Baxter National Bank,[5] Howe Scale Company,[6] andJohn A. Mead Manufacturing Company.[7] He was also a director of theRutland Railroad.[8][9][10]
Mead was a Trustee ofMiddlebury College, theUniversity of Vermont andNorwich University; all three conferred thehonorary degree ofLL.D. upon him in 1911.[11] He made substantial donations to Middlebury, including the financing of its Mead Memorial Chapel which was constructed in 1916.[12][a] He was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1912, and a member of theGrand Army of the Republic.
Mead died of pneumonia at his home in Rutland,Rutland County, Vermont, on January 12, 1920. He is interred in Rutland'sEvergreen Cemetery.[14]
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1908–1910 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1910–1912 | Succeeded by |
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