Ed V. Mead

{{Short description|American politician and businessman}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ed Mead | birth_date = 1921 | death_date = {{death date and given age|1983|3|4|61}} | birth_place = [[Abilene, Texas]], U.S. | death_place = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | office = Member of the [[New Mexico Senate]] | term_start = 1964 | term_end = 1974 | office1 = 17th [[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico]] | term_start1 = January 1, 1959 | term_end1 = January 1, 1961 | successor1 = [[Tom Bolack]] | predecessor1 = [[Joseph Montoya]] | governor1 = [[John Burroughs (governor)|John Burroughs]] }}

'''Ed V. Mead''' (1921 – March 4, 1983) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 17th [[lieutenant governor of New Mexico]] under Governor [[John Burroughs (governor)|John Burroughs]].

== Background == Mead was born and raised in [[Abilene, Texas]]. He relocated [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], in 1948, where he operated a bakery business.<ref>[https://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/docs/general-vertical-files.pdf UNM Archives Vertical Files]</ref> Mead was elected the 17th [[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico|lieutenant governor of New Mexico]] in 1958 and assumed office on January 1, 1959. He served until January 1, 1961, and was succeeded in office by [[Tom Bolack]].<ref>[https://www.nmlegis.gov/publications/handbook/govs_and_lt_govs.pdf GOVERNORS AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS IN NEW MEXICO]</ref> Mead was a candidate in the [[1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election]], losing the Democratic primary to [[Jack M. Campbell]]. From 1964 to 1974, he served as a member of the [[New Mexico Senate]]. He also served on the [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico|Bernalillo County]] Commission.

Mead died at St. Joseph Hospital in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], on March 4, 1983, at the age of 61.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1983-03-05|title=Clipped From Albuquerque Journal|pages=64|work=Albuquerque Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11247491/albuquerque-journal/|access-date=2020-08-04}}</ref>

== References == <references /> {{Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico|state=collapsed}}

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