Ellison G. Smith

Ellison Griffith Smith (December 5, 1854 – September 3, 1935) was a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1909 to 1923.

Early life, education, and career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Amos G. and Mary (Ellison) Smith, the family moved to Delaware County, Iowa, during Smith's childhood, and he attended the public schools there. He received a B.A. from Lenox College in 1871, and an LL.B. from the Iowa State University in 1874,

On March 1, 1923, Smith became a professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law, remaining with that institution until his death.

Personal life and death In 1887, Smith married Anna Kirkwood of Ontario, Canada. She died in July, 1909, leaving their three children: Ellison G. Jr., who became a graduate of the Columbian University of Washington, D.C., and thereafter practiced law in Sioux City; Agnes G., who remained with her parents; and Amos Campbell, a civil engineer who became connected with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad at Aberdeen, South Dakota. In 1922, Smith married Pearl Florence Hunkins, who died in 1925. In 1927, Smith married Alberta V. Green, who survived him.

Smith died in Sioux City, Iowa, following a two-week bout of pneumonia.