James M. Mead
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James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 from 1938 until 1947.

Born in Mount Morris
Mount Morris (town), New York
Mount Morris is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 4,567 at the 2000 census. The town and village were named after Robert Morris, the financier of the American Revolution....

, Livingston County, New York
Livingston County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Mead moved to Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 with his family at the age of four. He served on the Erie County, New York
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...

 Board of Supervisors (County Council) in 1914, then represented New York’s 4th District in the State Assembly from 1915-1918.

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 in 1938 to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after Royal S. Copeland
Royal S. Copeland
Royal Samuel Copeland was an American academic, homeopathic physician, and politician who held elected offices in both Michigan and New York . He represented New York in the United States Senate from 1923 until 1938.-Early life and medical career:Born in Dexter, Michigan to parents Roscoe P....

 died in office. He was re-elected in 1940
New York state election, 1940
The 1940 New York state election was held on November 5, 1940, to elect three judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a U.S. Senator and two U.S Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate....

, defeating two-term Republican Congressman Bruce Barton.

Mead was the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 candidate for Governor of New York
Governor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...

 in 1946, losing to Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 incumbent Thomas Dewey
Thomas Dewey
Thomas Edmund Dewey was the 47th Governor of New York . In 1944 and 1948, he was the Republican candidate for President, but lost both times. He led the liberal faction of the Republican Party, in which he fought conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft...

. After his defeat, Mead served on the Federal Trade Commission from 1949 to 1955.

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
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...

 built what would eventually become the James Mead Library in Senator Mead’s hometown of Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

.

Mead died in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida
Polk County, Florida
Polk County is located in central Florida between the Tampa Bay and Greater Orlando metropolitan areas. The county was established by the state government in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War and named after former United States president James K. Polk. The county seat is Bartow and its...

 and was buried at Oakhill Cemetery in Clermont, Florida
Clermont, Florida
Clermont is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States, west of Orlando. The population was 13,100 in 2008. The city is essentially residential in character and its economy is centered in retail trade, lodging, and food and beverage establishments, which are tourism oriented. The historic...

.

Election results

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|1918
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
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|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Won
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|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |William Frederick Waldow
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Lost
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|1920
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |22,869
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |48.3%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |C. Hamilton Cook
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |21,224
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |44.9%
|-
|1922
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |25,070
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |61.9%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Louis F. Schwendler
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |12,494
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |30.9%
|-
|1924
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |28,152
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |50.1%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Richard S. Persons
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |25,236
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |44.9%
|-
|1926
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
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|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |28,873
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |52.6%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |John Buno McGrath
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |19,362
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |35.3%
|-
|1928
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |44,373
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |55.1%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |C. Hamilton Cook
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |31,785
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |39.5%
|-
|1930
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |33,195
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |65.6%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Frank A. Dorn
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |16,072
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |31.8%
|-
|1932
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |51,516
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |62.0%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Henry Adsit Bull
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |30,230
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |36.4%
|-
|1934
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |49,251
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |61.6%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Walter J. Lohr
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |26,036
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |32.6%
|-
|1936
|U.S. Representative, New York 42nd District
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |57,132
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |56.4%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Eugene D. Crooker
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |32,395
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |32.0%
|-
|1938
|U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New York
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |2,438,904
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |50.7%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Edward F. Corsi
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |2,083,666
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |43.3%
|-
|1940
|U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New York
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |3,274,766
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |49.9%
|
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Bruce Barton
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |3,027,478
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |46.1%
|-
|1946
|Governor of New York
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |James M. Mead
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...


|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Lost
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|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Thomas E. Dewey
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...


|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Won
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