Samuel M. Smead
American newspaper editor and politician
About Samuel M. Smead
Lived 1830 – 1898 (aged 67). Samuel M. Smead was an American businessperson, politician, editor and journalist.
Samuel McKuen Smead (June 11, 1830 – April 28, 1898) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Formative years Born in Troy, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1830, Smead moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and settled in Fond du Lac County.
Shortly after the murder of his son, Fred B. Smead (1863–1895), in Chicago, Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by Lyman Wellington Thayer.
Death Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on April 28, 1898.
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Who was Samuel M. Smead?
American newspaper editor and politician (1830–1898)
When was Samuel M. Smead born?
Samuel M. Smead was born on 11 June 1830 in Bradford County.
When did Samuel M. Smead die?
Samuel M. Smead died on 28 April 1898 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Samuel M. Smead was a businessperson, politician, editor and journalist.
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Samuel M. Smead was American.
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