Frank Owens Smith (August 27, 1859 – January 29, 1924) was a businessman and served in the

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Early life

Frank Owens Smith was born on August 27, 1859, in Smithville (now

Dunkirk, Maryland Dunkirk is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,521 at the 2010 census. Geography Dunkirk is located in northwestern Calvert County at (38.713499, −76.670070). Its western border is t ...

) to Ruth Ellen (née Owens) and John Sparrow Smith. Smith attended the private and public schools of

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, and also the North Mount Institute of

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, and

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Personal life

Smith married Lillie Griffith on March 25, 1885.

Career

Smith served in the

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during the first Cleveland administration until 1889. Smith organized the Calumet Canning Company in 1889 and engaged in a general merchandise business in 1890. He later engaged in manufacturing flour and feed from 1898 to 1910. He was appointed State

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Inspector by Governor

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in 1904 and was re-appointed in 1906. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the

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in 1911. He served as chief engrossing clerk of the State Senate in 1911. In May 1912, Smith was elected from the fifth district of Maryland as a Democrat to the

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, and served from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1914 and 1918. He instead engaged in fruit growing in Dunkirk until his death.

Death

Smith died on January 29, 1924, at his home in Dunkirk. He is interred in Mount Zion Cemetery of

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* * 1859 births 1924 deaths Internal Revenue Service people Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland People from Calvert County, Maryland {{Maryland-politician-stub