John Abner Mead
| John A. Mead | |
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| 53rd Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 5, 1910 – October 3, 1912 |
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| Lieutenant | Leighton P. Slack |
| Preceded by | George H. Prouty |
| Succeeded by | Allen M. Fletcher |
| 46th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 8, 1908 – October 5, 1910 |
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| Governor | George H. Prouty |
| Preceded by | George H. Prouty |
| Succeeded by | Leighton P. Slack |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1892–1893 |
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| Personal details | |
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April 20, 1841 Fair Haven, Vermont |
| Died | January 12, 1920 (aged 78) Rutland, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Madelia Sherman Mead |
| Children | Mary Sherman Mead Hinsman |
| Profession | Physician Businessman Politician |
John Abner Mead (April 20, 1841 – January 12, 1920) was a Vermont physician, businessman and politician who served as 46th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1908 to 1910, and the 53rd Governor of Vermont, from 1910 to 1912.
Mead was born in Fair Haven, Vermont to Roswell and Lydia Mead (née Gorham). He was educated at the common school at West Rutland and Franklin Academy at Malone, New York. Interrupting his studies at Middlebury College, he enlisted during the American Civil War in Company K, 12th Vermont Regiment, serving from 1862 to 1863. After mustering out of the military, he graduated from Middlebury College in 1864. In 1868 he received a medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York City. He married Mary Madelia Sherman in 1872 and they had one daughter, Mary Sherman Mead Mead's grandson John A. M. Hinsman served as President of the Vermont Senate.
Mead practiced medicine in New York City for two years, and then in Rutland from 1870 to 1888 when he was appointed chair in the medical department at the University of Vermont. As a Republican, Mead served in the Vermont Senate from 1892 to 1893. When Rutland City became a separate municipality from Rutland Town, Mead served as the city's first Mayor, holding office from 1893 to 1894. In 1893 he was a Vermont Commissioner for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Mead served in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1906 and was Lieutenant Governor from 1908 to 1910.
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