Patrick Henry Smith (September 29, 1827 – January 22, 1884) was an American businessperson and politician. Born in

Royalton, Vermont Royalton is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,750 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Royalton, South Royalton, and North Royalton. Vermont Law School, the state's only accredited law school, ...

, Smith moved to Sheboygan,

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in 1847. He then settled permanently in

Plymouth, Wisconsin Plymouth is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, along the Mullet River. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located in the Town of Plymouth, but is politically independent. Plymouth is kno ...

in 1848 where he was a merchant. From 1853 to 1857, Smith served as postmaster of Plymouth, Wisconsin. In 1860, Smith was appointed deputy United States marshal. Smith was the first town clerk of Plymouth, Wisconsin and was a

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. He served on the Plymouth Common Council and was president of the common council. From 1880 to his death in 1884, Smith served in the

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. Smith died in Plymouth, Vermont from ill health.'Wisconsin Its Story and Biography 1848-1913,' Vol. VI,

Ellis Baker Usher Ellis Baker Usher (June 21, 1852April 21, 1931) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, and Democratic politician. He served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from 1887 to 1890, and was publisher of the La Crosse ''Chronic ...

-editor, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York: 1914, Biographical Sketch of P. H. Smith, pg. 1573-1575

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