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 | |
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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 New Canaan, Connecticut | (aged 63)
Political 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 |
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]