Samuel M. Smead

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

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

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

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