About Martin L. Smyser
Lived 1851 – 1908 (aged 57). Martin L. Smyser was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Martin Luther Smyser (April 3, 1851 – May 6, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio.
Biography Born on a farm in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio, Smyser attended the common schools and was graduated from Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, in 1870. He studied law at Wooster under Lyman R. Critchfield. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and practiced in Wooster. In 1873 he entered into partnership with Addison S. McClure.
Smyser was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.
Death and burial He continued the practice of law in Wooster, Ohio, until his death in that city May 6, 1908. He was interred in Wooster Cemetery.
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American politician (1851-1908)
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Martin L. Smyser was born on 3 April 1851 in Wayne County.
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Martin L. Smyser died on 6 May 1908 in Wooster.
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Martin L. Smyser was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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