John A. Mead

John A. Mead

John Abner Mead (born April 20, 1841 in Fair Haven , Rutland County , Vermont , † January 12, 1920 in Rutland , Vermont) was an American politician and governor of the state of Vermont from 1910 to 1912 .

Early years and career advancement

John Mead attended Middlebury College . His training was interrupted by the American Civil War, in which he participated for nine months between 1862 and 1863. In 1864 he finished his education at Middlebury College. Until 1868 he studied medicine in New York City . After passing his exams and becoming a doctor, he practiced in a hospital in this city for two years before moving to Rutland, Vermont in 1870, where he also worked as a doctor between 1870 and 1888. He then became head of the University of Vermont Medical School . He also worked as a doctor for the Grand Army of the Republic , a civil war veterans organization. He became a member of Governor Redfield Proctor's advisory board and had medical oversight of the prisons. For economic reasons, he then decided to end his medical career. He got into the banking and railroad business. He was also President of his John A. Mead Manufacturing Company . Mead has also worked in the real estate and insurance sectors.

Political career

Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1892 and 1893 he was a member of the State Senate . From 1893 to 1894 he was Mayor of Rutland. In 1893 he was the representative for his state responsible for the World's Columbian Exposition , the world exhibition in Chicago . In 1906 he served a term in the Vermont House of Representatives . Between 1908 and 1910 he was Lieutenant Governor's representative of Governor George H. Prouty . After he was elected as his party's candidate to succeed him, he was able to serve as governor of his state between October 5, 1910 and October 3, 1912. During this time the constituencies for the State Senate were reallocated in Vermont. An agricultural school was established and nurses had to be officially registered. At that time the pre-election principle was introduced in Vermont.

Another résumé

After his governorship ended, Mead returned to his numerous business affairs. He also became a curator of Middlebury College, the University of Vermont and Norwich University. He gave the place Middlebury some financial donations. Among other things, he financed the Mead Chapel named after him in 1918 . John Mead was married to Mary M. Sherman, with whom he had one child.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• John Mead at the National Governors Association (English)
• John A. Mead in the database of Find a Grave (English)