John Day Smith

John Day Smith (February 25, 1845 – March 5, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician.

John Day Smith
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
1891–1894
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1889–1890
Personal details
Born(1845-02-25)February 25, 1845
Litchfield, Maine
DiedMarch 5, 1933(1933-03-05) (aged 88)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resting placeLakewood Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Mary Hardy Chadbourne
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(m. 1872; died 1874)​
    Laura Bean
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    (m. 1879)​
    Children5
    Education
    OccupationLawyer, politician
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    Biography

    Smith was born in Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine on February 25, 1845.[1][2] He went to the Litchfield public schools and then served in the 19th Maine Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. After the war, Smith went to Brown University and to Columbia Law School before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1880 and practicing law.

    Smith served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1889 and 1890 and in the Minnesota Senate from 1891 to 1894. He was a Republican. Smith then served as a Minnesota District Court judge.[1][3]

    He married Mary Hardy Chadbourne in 1872, and they had one daughter. Mary died in 1874, and he remarried to Laura Bean on September 16, 1879. They had a son and three daughters.[1][2]

    Smith died at his home in Minneapolis on March 5, 1933, and was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.[4]

    Works

    References
    1. "Smith, John Day". Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
    2. Shutter, Marion D.; McLaine, J. S., eds. (1897). Progressive Men of Minnesota. The Minneapolis Journal. pp. 376–377. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
    3. History of Litchfield and An Account of its Centennial Celebration 1895. Augusta, Maine: Kennebac Journal Print. 1897. p. 488. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
    4. "Judge Smith Rites Tuesday". Star Tribune. March 7, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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