Samuel McKuen Smead (June 11, 1830April 28, 1898) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Formative years
Born in
Troy, Pennsylvania
Troy is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,354 at the 2010 census. Children residing in the borough are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.
History
The borough ...
on June 11, 1830,
[ ] Smead moved to the
Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and settled in
Fond du Lac County.
In 1853, he became the publisher of the newspaper the ''Fond du Lac Press''.
He was also active with mercantile and real estate businesses.
Public service career
President
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...
appointed Smead assessor of internal revenue.
President
Grover Cleveland also appointed Smead postmaster for
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac United States metrop ...
.
In 1893, Smead was elected to the
Wisconsin State Senate and was a
Democrat.
Shortly after the murder of his son, Fred B. Smead (1863–1895), in Chicago, Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by
Lyman Wellington Thayer
Lyman Wellington Thayer (October 30, 1854February 8, 1919) was an American farmer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 38th mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin, (1916–1918) and represented Fond du Lac County in th ...
.
[ ]
Death
Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on April 28, 1898.
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1830 births
1898 deaths
People from Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Editors of Wisconsin newspapers
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Wisconsin postmasters
19th-century American legislators
Journalists from Pennsylvania
19th-century American businesspeople
19th-century Wisconsin politicians