Samuel M. Smead | |
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Member of the
Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 2, 1893 – January 1895 | |
Preceded by | Samuel B. Stanchfield |
Succeeded by | Lyman Wellington Thayer |
Personal details | |
Born | Troy, Pennsylvania | June 11, 1830
Died | April 28, 1898 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | (aged 67)
Resting place | Rosendale Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Newspaper editor, Politician |
Samuel McKuen Smead (June 11, 1830 – April 28, 1898) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Born in Troy, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1830, [1] Smead moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and settled in Fond du Lac County. [1]
In 1853, he became the publisher of the newspaper the Fond du Lac Press. [1] He was also active with mercantile and real estate businesses. [1]
President Andrew Johnson appointed Smead assessor of internal revenue. [1] President Grover Cleveland also appointed Smead postmaster for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. [1]
In 1893, Smead was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Democrat. [1] [2]
Shortly after the murder of his son, Fred B. Smead (1863–1895), in Chicago, [3] [4] [5] Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by Lyman Wellington Thayer. [6]
Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on April 28, 1898. [1]