Samuel M. Smead

Samuel McKuen Smead (June 11, 1830 – April 28, 1898) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

Samuel M. Smead
Born	June 11, 1830 Troy, Pennsylvania
Died	April 28, 1898 (aged 67) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Occupation	Newspaper editor, Politician

Born in Troy, Pennsylvania,[1] Smead moved to Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and settled in Fond du Lac County.[1] In 1853, Smead became the publisher of the newspaper the Fond du Lac Press.[1] He was also in the mercantile and real estate business.[1] President Andrew Johnson appointed Smead assessor of internal revenue.[1] President Grover Cleveland also appointed Smead postmaster for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.[1] In 1893, Smead was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Democrat.[1][2] Soon after the murder of his son Fred B. Smead (1863–1895) in Chicago,[3][4][5] Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by Lyman Wellington Thayer.[6] Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.[1]

Notes

1. "'Sam.' Smead Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 30, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of Samuel M. Smead, p. 630.
3. "T. B. Smead [sic]". Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 3, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fred D. Smead [sic]". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 3, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Body Taken to Fond du Lac". The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. January 5, 1895. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lyman W. Thayer". The Weekly Wisconsin. February 9, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Samuel McKuen Smead at Find a Grave