Hiram Smith (1843 - 1894) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Hiram Smith

Birth:	Mar. 22, 1843 Piqua Miami County Ohio, USA
Death:	Nov. 4, 1894 Des Moines Polk County Iowa, USA
US Congressman. From 1862 to 1864, he was in the Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. and with the US Treasury Department in 1865. In 1866, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Des Moines, Iowa. From 1875 to 1879, he was district attorney of the fifth judicial district of Iowa. He was a member of the State senate from 1882 to 1884. In 1884, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John A. Kasson and served to 1885. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Search Amazon for Hiram Smith

Burial: Woodland Cemetery Des Moines Polk County Iowa, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith Record added: May 01, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 19169847