Henry C. Smith
American judge
About Henry C. Smith
Lived 1862 – 1932 (aged 69–70).
Henry Cooper Smith (August 3, 1862 – May 15, 1932) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1907 to 1913.
Born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Smith read law with the firms of Sale & Pierce and Norcross & Dinwiddie before gaining admission to the Wisconsin Bar in 1885. He moved to Helena, Montana, in 1888 and began practicing law.
Smith was elected as a district judge to the First Judicial District in 1896, and in 1906, he was elected an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court. He served from 1907 until his term expired in 1913. He then went back to private practice. He campaigned during the 1912 Senate election, but was unsuccessful. Sanner was later elected to fill Smith's vacated seat.
Smith was married and had three sons. He died in Helena, Montana at the age of 69.
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American judge
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Henry C. Smith was born in 1862.
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Henry C. Smith died in 1932.
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