Benjamin P. Mead

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.

Benjamin Penfield Mead
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 Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died	March 19, 1913 (aged 63) New Canaan, Connecticut
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Florence Heath
Children	Benjamin Mead, Harold Mead, Florence Mead
Residence	New Canaan, Connecticut
Alma mater	Greenwich Academy
Occupation	grocer, real estate

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

1. SOTS
2. Roll of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of Connecticut
3. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/74032473/

• Commemorative biographical record of Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Taylor's Souvenir of the Capitol
• Evening Post Annual - Biographical Sketches