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American politician (1817 - 1892)
Edward O. Smith
BornEdward Owen Smith
(1817-04-15)15 April 1817
Montgomery County, Maryland
Died8 March 1892(1892-03-08) (aged 74)
San Jose, California
Other namesE.O. Smith
Known for

Edward Owen Smith (15 April 1817 – 8 March 1892) was an American pioneer, businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of Decatur, Illinois, an Illinois State Senator, and as a member of both the 1848 Illinois Constitutional Convention and the 1878 California Constitutional Convention.

References

  1. Lake County Publishing Co. (1893). Portrait and biographical record of Macon County, Illinois, pp. 195–198
  2. Taylor, Troy (2011). Wicked Decatur, p. 16. The History Press. ISBN 1625841167


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