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, Smith lived in

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1891–1895 working as a railroad telegraph operator and station agent. In 1895, he moved to

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, where he worked in the cooperative, banking, and lumber industries. In 1938, he was elected State Treasurer, as a

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, serving until his death on August 17, 1947.''Wisconsin Blue Book 1948'', Biographical Sketch of John M. Smith, pg. 7

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