Harvey C. Smith

Harvey C. Smith
34th Ohio Secretary of State
In office
January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923
GovernorJames M. Cox
Harry L. Davis
Preceded byWilliam D. Fulton
Succeeded byThad H. Brown
Personal details
Born(1874-07-07)July 7, 1874
Coshocton County, Ohio
DiedMay 26, 1929(1929-05-26) (aged 54)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCora E. Littick
Childrenone

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

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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

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  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
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Ohio
1919–1923
Succeeded by