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Samuel McKuen Smead (June 11, 1830 – April 28, 1898) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

Formative years

Born in Troy, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1830, Smead moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and settled in Fond du Lac County.

In 1853, he became the publisher of the newspaper the Fond du Lac Press. He was also active with mercantile and real estate businesses.

Public service career

President Andrew Johnson appointed Smead assessor of internal revenue. President Grover Cleveland also appointed Smead postmaster for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

In 1893, Smead was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Democrat.

Shortly after the murder of his son, Fred B. Smead (1863–1895), in Chicago, Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by Lyman Wellington Thayer.

Death

Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on April 28, 1898.

Notes

1. ^ "'Sam.' Smead Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 30, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of Samuel M. Smead, p. 630.
3. "T. B. Smead [sic]". Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 3, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fred D. Smead [sic]". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 3, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Body Taken to Fond du Lac". The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. January 5, 1895. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lyman W. Thayer". The Weekly Wisconsin. February 9, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Samuel McKuen Smead at Find a Grave

• 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