telegrapher, banker, politician, b. Carthage, Ill. He worked as a railroad telegrapher and station agent in Minnesota (1891-1895), and in 1895 moved to Wisconsin, settling in Shell Lake where he was bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. (1895-1901). In 1901 he became cashier of the Lumberman's Bank in Shell Lake, served in this capacity from 1901 to 1925, and became its president in 1925. Smith was president (1922-1923) of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, was instrumental in establishing the Shell Lake Cooperative Creamery, and was secretary of the Wisconsin Co-operative Creameries Association (1923-1947). A Republican, he was elected state treasurer in 1938, was three times re-elected, and served from Jan., 1939, until his death. Wis. Blue Book (1946); Madison Wis. State journal, Aug. 18, 1947; Sheboygan Press, Aug. 18, 1947.Learn More
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[Source: Blue book]
