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Smith circa 1940

John Melgar Smith (1872 – August 17, 1947) was an American businessman and politician.

Born on a farm near Carthage, Illinois, Smith lived in Minnesota 1891–1895 working as a railroad telegraph operator and station agent. In 1895, he moved to Shell Lake, Wisconsin, where he worked in the cooperative, banking, and lumber industries. In 1938, he was elected State Treasurer, as a Republican, serving until his death on August 17, 1947.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John M. Smith, Wisconsin Historical Society
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of John M. Smith, pg. 7
Party political offices
Preceded by
John F. Jardine
 Republican nominee for State Treasurer of Wisconsin
1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Wisconsin
1939–1947 		Succeeded by


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Smith_(politician,_born_1872)