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William Orlando Smith (June 13, 1859 – May 12, 1932) was a
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from the
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of
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Biography

Smith was born in
Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania Reynoldsville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of Pittsburgh in a productive soft coal region. The population was 2,759 at the 2010 census. Reynoldsville was originally called Winslow Township and w ...
on June 13, 1859. He learned the printing trade, and worked as publisher of the '' Reynoldsville Herald'' from 1876 to 1879. He worked in the
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in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
, from 1879 to 1884. He returned to
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Punxsutawney (; Unami language, Lenape: ' ) is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney is known globally for its annual Groundhog Day celebration held each February 2, during which thousands of ...
, in 1884 and successively edited the '' Punxsutawney Tribune'' and the ''
Punxsutawney Spirit Punxsutawney (; Lenape: ' ) is a borough in southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney is known globally for its annual Groundhog Day celebration held each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and international media outlet ...
''. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...
from 1889 to 1898. He worked as editor of the '' Bradford Daily Era'' in
Bradford, Pennsylvania Bradford is a city in McKean County, Pennsylvania, McKean County, Pennsylvania. It is located close to the border with New York (state), New York state and approximately south of Buffalo, New York. Bradford is the principal city in the Bradford, ...
in 1891. He purchased a half interest in the ''Punxsutawney Spirit'' in January 1892. Smith was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (1903 to 1907). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906. After his time in Congress, he resumed his newspaper interests in Punxsutawney. He died in
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
on May 12, 1932. Interment was at Circle Hill Cemetery in Punxsutawney.


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William O. Smith
at The Political Graveyard {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, William O. 1859 births 1932 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives American newspaper editors American newspaper publishers (people) Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania