Samuel M. Smead
Samuel M. Smead | |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 11, 1830 Troy, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 28, 1898 (aged 67) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| 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.
Formative years
[edit]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]
Public service career
[edit]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]
Death
[edit]Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on April 28, 1898.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "'Sam.' Smead Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 30, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of Samuel M. Smead, p. 630.
- ^ "T. B. Smead [sic]". Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 3, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fred D. Smead [sic]". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 3, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Body Taken to Fond du Lac". The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. January 5, 1895. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lyman W. Thayer". The Weekly Wisconsin. February 9, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- 1830 births
- 1898 deaths
- People from Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Editors of Wisconsin newspapers
- Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
- Wisconsin postmasters
- Journalists from Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature