Mead , Rev. Silas

- bn Curry Mallet, Somerset, England 16 August 1834 d. Perth, Western Australia 13 September 1909. Pastor, Promoter of Missions. Trained at Stepney Baptist College, London. Churches: Flinders St, Adelaide 1861-97; Co-Pastor, Museum St, Perth 1901-09. Mead was an outstanding leader and organiser in Australian Baptist life. His call to N.Z. Baptists to consider overseas mission played a crucial role in the founding of the N.Z.B.M.S.. Ref.: ADEB, 259.