Edwin O. Smith

"E. O. Smith" redirects here. For the school named for Edwin O. Smith, see E. O. Smith High School. For the member of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, see E. O. Smith (Cherokee politician).

Edwin O. Smith
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1933–1960
Acting President of the University of Connecticut
In office
1908
Preceded byRufus W. Stimson
Succeeded byCharles L. Beach
Personal details
Born1871
Albany, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 1960 (aged 89)
Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materWesleyan University
OccupationPolitician, teacher, coach
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1894DePauw
1902–1905Connecticut
Baseball
1902–1905Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall18–17–1 (football)
13–9–1 (baseball)

Edwin Oscar Smith (1871 – October 28, 1960) was a Connecticut politician who served 28 years in the Connecticut House of Representatives[1] and, from April through September, 1908, was president of the Connecticut Agricultural College,[2] which is now the University of Connecticut.

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  2. ^ Betsy Pittman (2008), University of Connecticut President's Office Records: Edwin O. Smith, 1908, Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, archived from the original on September 7, 2008