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Ira E. Smith

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Ira Ellsworth Smith (July 7, 1864 – March 21, 1948) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Smith was born on July 7, 1864, in Burnett, Wisconsin, the son of Ira James Smith (1838–1911) and Harriet Ann Lawrence Smith (1835–1898). On September 25, 1889, Smith married Minnie D. Pettis (1865–1945). They had three children. Smith died in Cassian, Wisconsin, on March 21, 1948, following a heart attack three days earlier.

Career

Smith was elected to the Assembly in 1918 as a Republican. Other positions he served in include chairman (similar to mayor) and assessor of Cassian, Wisconsin, treasurer of the school board, chairman of the County Board of Oneida County, Wisconsin, and a supervisor of Eau Galle, Dunn County, Wisconsin.

References

  1. ^ "Ira E. Smith, 84, Prominent Cassian Resident, Is Dead". The Rhinelander Daily News. Rhinelander, WI. March 22, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Paul F. Hunter, ed. (1919). The Wisconsin Blue Book. Madison. p. 482.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "Former Legislator from Cassian Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. March 23, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved May 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Biography". WIGenWeb. Retrieved 2015-11-09.

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