Major C. Mead Explained

Major C. Mead (1858–1925) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Mead was born on June 26, 1858, in Lyndon, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, as the son of Abel Mead and Permelia Peck .[1] His father died when he was 1 year old, and in 1863 his mother remarried his father's younger brother Clark R. Mead.[2] On June 29, 1881, Mead married Rose Robinson (1859–1951). They moved to Plymouth, Wisconsin, and had three children.[3] Mead died on February 19, 1925, and is interred at the Union Cemetery in Plymouth.

Career

Mead was elected to the Senate in 1888 and remained a member until 1892. He was a Democrat.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thomas J. Cunningham . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1891 . Milwaukee . Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co. . 1891 . 581 . 2019-01-27 .
  2. Book: Portrait and Biographical Record of Sheboygan County, Wis. . Chicago . Excelsior . 1894 . 557 . 2013-10-10.
  3. Book: Portrait and Biographical Record of Sheboygan County, Wis. . Chicago . Excelsior . 1894 . 588 . 2019-01-27 .