James Michael Mead (December 27, 1885 - March 15, 1964) held several political offices as a Democrat from New York between 1914 and 1956. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Senate portrait of James M. Mead

Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four. He served on the Erie County, New York Board of Supervisors (County Council) in 1914, then represented New York’s 4th District in the State Assembly from 1915-1918. James M. Mead: U.S. Senate Portrait File links The following pages link to this file: James M. Mead ... James M. Mead: U.S. Senate Portrait File links The following pages link to this file: James M. Mead ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Erie County is a county located in the state of New York. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1918, Mead defeated incumbent Republican congressman William Frederick Waldow for New York’s 42nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He held the seat from 1919 to 1938. Mead left the house after defeating Republican Edward F. Corsi to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after Royal S. Copeland died in office. He was re-elected in 1940, defeating two-term Republican Congressman Bruce Barton. Senator Mead served from 1938-1947. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1946, opting instead to run for governor. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal Samuel Copeland (November 7, 1868 – June 17, 1938) was an American academic, physician, and politician who held elected offices in both Michigan and New York. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Mead was the Democratic candidate for Governor of New York in 1942 and 1946, losing to Republican Thomas Dewey in both elections. After his defeat by Dewey in 1946, Mead served on the Federal Trade Commission from 1949 to 1955. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... This article is about the year. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Thomas Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955) and the Republican candidate for the U.S. Presidency in two elections (1944 and 1948), losing both times. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mead was a New York delegate to Democratic National Convention in every presidential election year from 1936 to 1952. In 1937, the Works Progress Administration built what would eventually become the James Mead Library in Senator Mead’s hometown of Buffalo, New York. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Works Progress Administration (later Works Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created on May 6, 1935 with the signing of Executive Order 7034. ... Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo, also known as The Queen City, The Nickel City, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ...

Mead died in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida and was buried at Oakhill Cemetery in Clermont, Florida. Polk County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Clermont is a city located in Lake County, Florida. ...

--Jim Campbell 22:48, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Royal Samuel Copeland (November 7, 1868 – June 17, 1938) was an American academic, physician, and politician who held elected offices in both Michigan and New York. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Irving McNeil Ives (January 24, 1896 February 24, 1962) was an American politician from the state of New York. ...