Howard E. Smith (March 16, 1917 – June 6, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. Smith was born in

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and graduated from Aitkin High School in Aitkin, Minnesota. He received his bachelor's degree in economics and political science from

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in 1939. He lived near Deerwood, Crow Wing County, Minnesota and was the owner and manager of the

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in Crosby, Minnesota and in Aitkin, Minnesota. Smith also lived in Crosby, Minnesota with his wife and family and served on the Crosby Ironton School Board from 1952 to 1964. Smith then served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972 and was a

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. Smith died in

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and was buried in Aitkin, Minnesota.Howard E. Smith-obituary
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