Perry H. Smith

Perry H. Smith
1858 photo by John Fuller
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 7, 1856 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Joseph F. Loy
Succeeded by	Morgan Lewis Martin
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Outagamie district
In office January 4, 1858 – January 2, 1860
Preceded by	Theodore Conkey
Succeeded by	Daniel C. Jenus
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Oconto–Outagamie–Waupaca district
In office January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856
Preceded by	David Scott
Succeeded by	Louis Bostedo
Personal details
Born	Perry H. Smith (1828-03-18)March 18, 1828 Augusta, New York, U.S.
Died	March 29, 1885(1885-03-29) (aged 57) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
Spouses	Emma A. Smith (m. 1851; died 1915)
Children	Perry H Smith, Jr. (b. 1854; died 1914) Ernest Smith Emma K. (Sawyer) (b. 1858; died 1918) Dunlap Smith (b. 1863; died 1901)
Parents	Timothy Smith (father) Lucy Avery Smith (mother)
Residences	1828, Augusta, New York 1845, Kenosha, Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin 1860, Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater	Hamilton College
Occupation	1877, Candidate for mayor of Chicago Vice president of the Chicago and North Western Railroad Vice president of the Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad County judge for Outagamie County, Wisconsin
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Perry H. Smith, Sr., (March 18, 1828 – March 29, 1885) was an American judge, politician, and railroad executive.^[1] He served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1856–1857) and three years in the State Assembly (1855, 1858, 1859), representing Outagamie County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Chicago in 1877.