John Montgomery Smith
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- Robert M. Crawford (1st dist.)
- Edmund Baker (2nd dist.)
J. M. Smith | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Iowa district | |
| In office January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | |
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| Succeeded by | William A. Jones |
| 20th & 23rd Mayor of Mineral Point, Wisconsin | |
| In office April 1885 – April 1886 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gillmann |
| In office April 1879 – April 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Calvert Spensley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Priestley |
| District Attorney of Iowa County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 1869 – January 1873 | |
| Preceded by | E. P. Weber |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Read |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1834 |
| Died | May 14, 1903 (aged 69) Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery, Mineral Point |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Profession | lawyer |
John Montgomery Smith (February 26, 1834 – May 14, 1903) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iowa County in the 1893 session, and served four terms as mayor of Mineral Point, Wisconsin. His father, William Rudolph Smith, was the 5th Attorney General of Wisconsin. In contemporaneous documents, his name was usually abbreviated as J. M. Smith.
John Montgomery Smith was born in 1834, in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, and moved to the Wisconsin Territory with his parents at age 4.[1] They settled in what would become Mineral Point, Wisconsin, where he was raised and educated. In 1852, he went to California but returned in 1855 and studied law. He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1862.
