Ora Smith
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New Market, Iowa, U.S.
Ora Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith, circa 1949 | |
| 55th Treasurer of Illinois | |
| In office January 10, 1949 – January 8, 1951 | |
| Governor | Adlai E. Stevenson II |
| Preceded by | Richard Yates Rowe |
| Succeeded by | William G. Stratton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1884 New Market, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1965 (aged 80) Monmouth, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mayme McKee |
| Children | 4 daughters 1 son |
| Profession | Farmer Politician Real estate broker |
Ora Ray Smith (December 3, 1884 – July 31, 1965) was an American politician and farmer.
Ora Smith was born December 3, 1884, in New Market, Iowa. His family moved to western Illinois during his childhood and he received his grammar and high school educations in Alexis and Kirkwood, Illinois. He was operated a grocery store with his father Willis J. Smith in Kirkwood and later was the owner-operator of a grocery store in Phelps, Illinois. On October 11, 1905, he married Mayme McKee with whom he would have five children. In 1930, he would join the Masons. Smith owned a 600 acre farm where he raised Hampshire hogs and Aberdeen Angus cattle, an endeavor that would continue during his political career. He served as supervisor in the liquidation of the Illinois Bankers Life Assurance Company's real estate between 1939 and 1944.[1]
