Henry Cooper Smith (August 3, 1862 – May 15, 1932) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1907 to 1913. Born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Smith

read law Reading law was the method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship under the ...

with the firms of Sale & Pierce and Norcross & Dinwiddie before gaining admission to the Wisconsin Bar in 1885. He moved to

Helena, Montana Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...

, in 1888 and began practicing law. Smith was elected as a district judge to the First Judicial District in 1896, and in 1906, he was elected an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court, serving from 1907 until his term expired in 1913, when he went back to practicing law. He campaigned for in the 1912 Senate election, but was unsuccessful. Smith was married and had three sons. He died in Helena, Montana at the age of 69.

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Justices of the Montana Supreme Court People from Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Politicians from Helena, Montana Wisconsin lawyers 1862 births 1932 deaths {{Montana-state-judge-stub