Andrews Breed (September 20, 1794 – April 20, 1881) was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts from 1855 to 1856.

When Breed turned 18, he joined the Massachusetts Militia, where he served as an adjutant of the Fourth Regiment under Colonel Samuel Brimblecom during the War of 1812.

[3] In 1816, Breed moved to Charlestown, where he joined the West India trade firm of Skinner & Kurd as a clerk and bookkeeper.

[3][2] In 1844, Breed was chief marshal of a Whig Party meeting in Lynn that attracted over 12,000 attendees.

By 1855, he had recovered enough financially to build a new home on the Lynn Common, where he resided until 1874, when he moved to Lancaster, Massachusetts to live with his son Frank.