John M. Smith (politician, born 1872) explained

John M. Smith
Office:22nd Treasurer of Wisconsin
Term Start:January 2, 1939
Term End:August 17, 1947
Predecessor:Solomon Levitan
Successor:John L. Sonderegger
Birth Name:John Melgar Smith
Birth Place:near Carthage, Illinois, U.S.
Party:Republican
Occupation:Politician, businessman

John Melgar Smith (1872  - August 17, 1947) was an American businessman and politician.

Born on a farm near Carthage, Illinois, Smith lived in Minnesota 1891–1895 working as a railroad telegraph operator and station agent. In 1895, he moved to Shell Lake, Wisconsin, where he worked in the cooperative, banking, and lumber industries. In 1938, he was elected State Treasurer, as a Republican, serving until his death on August 17, 1947.[1] [2]

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418012451/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2669&keyword=smith John M. Smith, Wisconsin Historical Society
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of John M. Smith, pg. 7