Solomon Mead (November 10, 1829 – 1905) was an American farmer, inventor, and iron founder who served as the first Principal of the Storrs Agricultural School, later the University of Connecticut (1881–1882).

[4] In May 1857, the Scientific American reported that Mead and his wife had suffered from mild arsenic poisoning due to contaminated wallpaper in their home.

[7] As of 1876, Mead owned a four-story shop and iron foundry in New Haven, which he used to manufacture and distribute his patented ploughs.

The New York Tribune called Mead "a plain, shrewd, active and even-tempered man" with "a wide experience in and a varied knowledge of agriculture, horticulture, and arboriculture.

He retired in April 1882 and was succeeded by Armsby on an acting basis until the appointment of Koons at the start of the winter term 1883.