John Montgomery Smith
John Montgomery Smith (February 26, 1834 – May 14, 1903) was a politician in the state of Wisconsin.
Smith was a lawyer and politician. His father, William Rudolph Smith, was Attorney General of Wisconsin. He was born in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania. He moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin with his family. In 1852, he went to California but returned in 1855 and studied law. He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1862. He served as Mayor of Mineral Point and served as District Attorney of Mineral Point. During the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, he negotiated treaties with the Ute Indians and then with the Chippewa Indians. He died in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.[1]
Career[]
Smith was a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1879. He was delegate to the 1880 Democratic National Convention and 1888 Democratic National Convention. Later, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.
References[]
- ^ Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin 1907, Wisconsin Bar Association of Wisconsin: 1907, Biographical Sketch of John Montgomery Smith, pp. 313-314
- ^ "Election Notice". The Journal Times. November 7, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved April 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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