About Charles K. Smith
Lived 1799 – 1866 (aged 67). Charles K. Smith was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
Charles Kilgore Smith (February 15, 1799 – September 28, 1866) was an American politician, lawyer, and first secretary of Minnesota Territory.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he moved with his family to Hamilton, Ohio. Smith worked in the banking business and practiced law. Smith served as assistant county judge of Hamilton County. He was appointed the first secretary of Minnesota Territory serving 1849–1851. He also founded the Minnesota Historical Society. He then moved back to Hamilton, Ohio to practice law until his death.
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American judge (1799-1866)
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Charles K. Smith was born on 15 February 1799.
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Charles K. Smith died on 28 September 1866.
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Charles K. Smith was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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Charles K. Smith was American.
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