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Edward O. Smith

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Edward O. Smith
Born
Edward Owen Smith

(1817-04-15)15 April 1817
Died8 March 1892(1892-03-08) (aged 74)
Other namesE.O. Smith
Known for

Edward Owen Smith (15 April 1817 – 8 March 1892) was an American pioneer, businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of Decatur, Illinois, an Illinois State Senator, and as a member of both the 1848 Illinois Constitutional Convention and the 1878 California Constitutional Convention.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Lake County Publishing Co. (1893). Portrait and biographical record of Macon County, Illinois, pp. 195–198
  2. ^ Taylor, Troy (2011). Wicked Decatur, p. 16. The History Press. ISBN 1625841167