Matthew Mead (politician)

Matthew Mead
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
May 1779  October 1779[1][2]
Serving with Samuel Cook Silliman
Preceded by Stephen St. John,
Clapp Raymond
Succeeded by James Richards,
Clapp Raymond
In office
May 1780  May 1782
Serving with Stephen St. John
Preceded by James Richards,
Clapp Raymond
Succeeded by Stephen St. John,
Samuel Cook Silliman
Personal details
Born (1736-08-20)August 20, 1736
Norwalk, Connecticut
Died February 26, 1816(1816-02-26) (aged 79)
Wilton, Connecticut[3]
Spouse(s) Phebe Whelpey
Children Mary, Thaddeus, Joseph, Elizabeth, Lucy, David, Matthew, James, Aaron, Xenophon, Roswell, Sallie
Residence Norwalk, Connecticut
Military service
Service/branch Connecticut Militia
Continental Army
Rank Lieutenant Colonel[4]
Unit Ninth Regiment, Fourth Brigade, Connecticut Militia[4]
Commands Eighth Regiment of Connecticut
Fifth Regiment of Connecticut
Battles/wars

French and Indian War
  Battle of Ticonderoga
American Revolutionary War

  Battle of Germantown

Matthew Mead (August 20, 1736 – February 26, 1816) was a Lieutenant Colonel who served on George Washington's staff in the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1779, May and October 1780, May and October 1781.

Early life and family

He was born on August 20, 1736 in Norwalk. He was the son of Jeremiah Mead and Hannah St. John.[5]

Mead enlisted in the army on September 8, 1755 as a private in Captain Samuel Hanford's Company, French and Indian War.[5] In 1758 he was Quartermaster of the 4th Regiment in the expedition against Crown Point and Ticonderoga.

He married Phebe Whelpey on February 7, 1759 in Wilton.[5]

In 1773 he was commissioned Captain of the Wilton company in the Norwalk, Connecticut Militia. At the outbreak of the Revolution he was commissioned Captain of the 5th Regiment of Connecticut, Continental Line.[5] In 1777 he was made Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Regiment. In that year he was in the Battle of Germantown, Philadelphia. He commanded the 8th Regiment of Connecticut, Continental Line, at Valley Forge. He resigned his commission on 25 May 1778 after the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, where he was quartered with his Regiment and was on the staff of General Washington.[5]

He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1779, May and October 1780, and May and October 1781.

References

Preceded by
Stephen St. John
Clapp Raymond
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1779 – October 1779
With: Samuel Cook Silliman
Succeeded by
James Richards
Clapp Raymond
Preceded by
James Richards
Clapp Raymond
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1780 – May 1782
With: Stephen St. John
Succeeded by
Stephen St. John
Samuel Cook Silliman
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