Zerah Mead (June 4, 1800 – March 23, 1875) was an American politician. Born in

Rutland (town), Vermont Rutland is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,924. The Town of Rutland completely surrounds the City of Rutland, which is incorporated separately from the town. The villages of t ...

, Mead moved to

Waddington, New York Waddington is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2010 census. The town was named after its principal village. The Town of Waddington has a village, al ...

and worked in a woolen factory from 1825 to 1832. In 1837, Mead moved to

Whitewater Whitewater forms in a rapid context, in particular, when a river's gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that froths, making the water appear opaque and ...

, Wisconsin Territory. He was appointed a justice of the peace by Governor

Henry Dodge Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son, Augustus C. Dodge, served as a ...

. He served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

, in 1852, as a Whig.'History of Walworth County, Wisconsin,' vol. I, Albert Clayton Beckwith, B.F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana: 1912, Biographical Sketch of Zeral Mead, pg. 453

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1800 births 1875 deaths People from Rutland (town), Vermont People from Waddington, New York People from Whitewater, Wisconsin Wisconsin Whigs 19th-century American politicians Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub