Henry Smith (Wisconsin)

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Henry Smith (July 22 1838 – September 16 1916 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) was a millwright architect builder and politician who was elected a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1887 – 1889 as a member of the Union Labor Party. He also served as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1878. At different times Smith ran for office (unsuccessfully or successfully) on the Socialist Greenback Democratic and Union Labor tickets.

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active years end date

1889-03-03

active years start date

1887-03-04

birth date

1838-07-22

birth place

Maryland, Baltimore

death date

1916-09-16

death place

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

party

Greenback Party, Democratic Party (United States), Labor Party (United States 19th century)