Benjamin P. Mead
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Benjamin Penfield Mead | |
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| File:Benjamin P. Mead.jpg | |
| Connecticut State Comptroller | |
| In office 1895–1899[1] | |
| Governor | Daniel H. Hastings |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Staub |
| Succeeded by | Thompson S. Grant |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1889–1892 | |
| Preceded by | R. Jay Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Leander P. Jones |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from New Canaan | |
| In office 1885–1889 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1849 |
| Died | March 19, 1913 (aged 63) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Florence Heath |
| Children | Benjamin Mead, Harold Mead, Florence Mead |
| Residence(s) | New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Greenwich Academy |
| Occupation | grocer, real estate |
| Signature | File:Signature of B. P. Mead.png |
Benjamin Penfield Mead (September 21, 1849 – March 19, 1913) was Connecticut State Comptroller from 1895 to 1899, a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing New Canaan from 1885 to 1889, and a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1889 to 1892.
He was the son of Benjamin Close Mead and Mary Elizabeth Rich of Greenwich.
In 1902, he was a delegate to the Connecticut Constitutional Convention.[2] He died in 1913 after an illness.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ SOTS
- ^ Roll of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of Connecticut
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