About Edward J. Smejkal
Lived 1876 – 1933 (aged 57). Edward J. Smejkal was an American politician.
Edward J. Smejkal (January 1, 1876 – January 9, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician.
Biography Smejkal was born in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the Chicago public schools and graduated from Lake Forest College. Smejkal was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Chicago. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1903 to 1925 and was a Republican. Smejkal died in a hospital in Berwyn, Illinois. He had been in ill health and had suffered from diabetes for a few years. He killed himself using poison and gas at his home.
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Who was Edward J. Smejkal?
American politician
When was Edward J. Smejkal born?
Edward J. Smejkal was born on 1 January 1876 in Chicago.
When did Edward J. Smejkal die?
Edward J. Smejkal died on 9 January 1933 in Berwyn, Illinois, Illinois.
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Edward J. Smejkal was a politician.
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Edward J. Smejkal was American.
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