Darius Mead (July 9, 1787– January 28, 1864) was a member of the

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representing the 12th District from 1844 to 1846. Mead was the son of Joshua and Rachel (Knapp) Mead, of Round Hill, Greenwich, Conn., was born in that town, July 9, 1787. He was fitted for College under the tuition of Rev. I. Lewis,

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he graduated from

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in 1807. After pursuing a course of study under Dr.

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, in

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, he received a medical diploma in 1809. He practiced medicine for a few months in

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, but returned to his native town in 1810 and there continued to reside, still engaged in practice. In 1845 and 1846, he represented the 12th Senatorial District in the Senate of Connecticut, being nominated without his knowledge of the intentions of his fellow-citizens. For one year he was a member of the Corporation of Yale College. His death occurred in Greenwich, January 28, 1864. A funeral sermon, by Rev S. B. S. Bissell, of

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was published. (N. Y, 1864, 8vo. 19 pp ) Dr. Mead was married in 1809, to Lydia K, daughter of Elisha Belcher, M. D, of Round Hill, who died in 1848.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mead, Darius Connecticut state senators Politicians from Greenwich, Connecticut Yale College alumni 1787 births 1864 deaths Physicians from Connecticut 19th-century American legislators