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| Affiliation | Silver Republican |
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| Name | William G. Smith |
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Golden, Colorado , United States |
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April 27, 1857
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| Died | November 03, 1921
(64 years)
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
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| Info | William Smith was born in Newton, New Jersey, on April 27, 1857. In 1865, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan. Smith was educated in the Birmingham, Michigan, public schools. He was preparing to enter the University of Michigan, but his father’s poor health necessitated the family’s move to Colorado in 1872. Influenced by his father, who had been a prominent educator in the East, Smith developed an interest in teaching and pursued that profession in Jefferson and Douglas counties. He began a career in journalism in 1873, when he became a compositor for the Golden Globe. Smith purchased half interest in that paper in 1874, and by 1879 was the sole owner.
Smith became city clerk of Golden and private secretary to Governor Frederick Pitkin in 1880. From 1884 to 1888, he was superintendent of the Jefferson County schools, and was on the Board of Control of the State Industrial School from 1885 to 1886. In 1888 he was elected Lieutenant Governor, and as LieutenantGovernor, he also served as President of the Colorado Senate from 1889-1890. Although he was a leading candidate in the 1894 gubernatorial race, he withdrew in favor of Albert McIntire, who was elected. In 1898, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and served as Speaker in the Twelfth General Assembly.
In 1900, Smith became a tax agent with the Denver Tramway Company and later, property agent and president of the Denver and Intermountain Railroad Company. Smith retired from the Tramway Company in 1918. He then began practicing law in Denver and later served as a Denver County attorney. Smith died on November 3, 1921, in Golden, Colorado.
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