Wesley O. Smith

Wesley O. Smith
State representative W. O. Smith, 1914
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
1913–1916
Preceded byW. Lair Thompson
Succeeded byDenton G. Burdick
Personal details
Born(1878-04-16)April 16, 1878
French Lake, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedOctober 20, 1951(1951-10-20) (aged 73)
Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Jessie Applegate; then Lena L. (Applegate) Hargus
ProfessionPublisher and businessman

Wesley Oliver Smith (April 16, 1878 – October 20, 1951), commonly known as W. O. Smith, was an American newspaper publisher and businessman from southern Oregon. He owned the Klamath Republican and later the Evening Herald, both Klamath Falls newspapers. Smith was a Republican who served two two-year terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing what are today Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, Klamath, and Lake counties.