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Delbert K. Smith (November 15, 1862 – June 17, 1905) was an American farmer and state politician in Wisconsin. Born in Big Bend,
Waukesha County, Wisconsin Waukesha County () is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 406,978, making it the third-most populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat and largest city is Waukesha. Waukesha Co ...
, Smith went to the public schools and the Rochester Seminary. After graduating from the
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, Smith became a farmer in the town of Vernon. Elected to the state legislature in 1894, Smith served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
from 1895 to 1899. Smith then worked for the Wisconsin Secretary of State. He returned to his farm. In 1904 and 1905, Smith served as chairman of the Vernon Town Board, equivalent to a mayor. Smith died at his home, in Vernon, Wisconsin, from
tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
(then called consumption).'Death's Chapters-Delbert K. Smith,' Waukesha Freeman, June 22, 1905, pg. 1


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1862 births 1905 deaths People from Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Farmers from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Vernon, Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1860s-stub