Edward Clarke Smith (October 24, 1864 – August 25, 1926) was a pharmacist and
Republican
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politician in the U.S. State of
New Hampshire
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. He served as the
mayor
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of
Manchester, New Hampshire
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in 1911 and 1912.
Early life and career
Smith was born in
Manchester, New Hampshire
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Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hamp ...
, the son of former Mayor
Isaac W. Smith and Amanda (Brown) Smith. Smith's father served as mayor of Manchester in 1869. His mother was the daughter of former Mayor
Hiram Brown, the first mayor of Manchester, who served from 1846-1847.
He is, to date, the only mayor of Manchester to have been descended from two others who have held the position. A newspaper account at the time of his death speculated that a grandfather-father-son succession had likely never occurred in an American city before.
Smith attended local schools, graduating from Manchester High School in 1884. Following graduation, he began working in the drug store business as a clerk. He was awarded a pharmacist certificate from the state licensing board on April 24, 1889. He opened his own drug store is 1890 and owned the store until 1897, when he went into partnership with another drug store owner.
Political career
His political involvement began in 1895 when he was elected
selectman from Ward 3 as a Republican. In 1897, he was elected city clerk for Manchester and was re-elected to the position in 1898 and 1899. In 1903, he was elected president and treasurer of the newly formed Uncanoonuc Incline Railroad and Development Company. In 1910, he was elected to a two-year term as mayor of Manchester, serving from 1911 to 1912.
Smith served as Secretary to Mayor
Arthur E. Moreau
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in 1926. He died on August 25, 1926 in Manchester.
Personal life
Smith married Anna M. Spencer on April 14, 1891.
He was the son of former Manchester mayor
Isaac W. Smith and the grandson of former Manchester mayor
Hiram Brown.
See also
List of mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire
This is a list of mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire.
Political party designations are shown for some mayors, where known. However, municipal elections are officially Non-partisan democracy, non-partisan.
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References
Further reading
*''Manchester Union'' newspaper obituary. Aug. 1926.
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1864 births
1924 deaths
Mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire