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Harvey C. Smith (July 7, 1874 – May 26, 1929)[1] was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Secretary of State 1919-1923.

Biography

Harvey C. Smith was born in Coshocton County, Ohio and moved to Muskingum County, Ohio in childhood.[2] He was a schoolteacher and newspaper publisher before being elected to three terms as Muskingum County Probate Judge, where he earned a statewide reputation.[2] He was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 1918, and re-elected in 1920.[3]

Harvey C. Smith married Cora E. Littick and had one son, Clyde.[2] He died in 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.[4]

References

  1. ^ Harvey C. Smith at Find a Grave
  2. ^ a b c Halley, W E; Maynard, John P. (1920). Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly 1919-1920. Columbus: State Bindery. p. 51.
  3. ^ Smith, Harvey C (1922). Ohio general statistics for the year July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921. Vol. 7. Ohio Secretary of State. p. 20.
  4. ^ The Political Graveyard, Muskingum County, Politicians buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville
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