Cowles Mead

Cowles Mead

Cowles Mead (born October 18, 1776 in Staunton , Virginia , †  May 17, 1844 in Hinds County , Mississippi ) was an American politician . In 1805 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The exact place of birth of Cowles Mead is unknown. He enjoyed a good education. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In the state-wide congressional election of 1804 , he was elected to the fourth mandate of Georgia in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . On March 4, 1805 he succeeded Samuel Hammond , who had resigned in February . However, his choice was challenged by Thomas Spalding . After this objection had been granted, Mead had to cede his mandate in Congress on December 24, 1805 to Spalding.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Cowles Mead moved to the Mississippi Territory . There he was in the years 1806 and 1807 as Secretary of State executive officer of the Territorial Government. He had to temporarily represent the territorial governor . 1807 Mead became a member of the Territorial House of Representatives; in 1812 he ran unsuccessfully for the post of congressional delegate of his territory. In 1817 he was a delegate to the constituent assembly of the nascent state of Mississippi. A year later he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. In 1821 he was a member of the Mississippi Senate ; from 1822 to 1823 he was a member of the State House of Representatives . In 1825, Mead ran unsuccessfully for governor of Mississippi. He died on May 17, 1844 on his Greenwood plantation in Hinds County, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Cowles Mead in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Cowles Mead in the database of Find a Grave (English)