Dietrich C. Smith
Dietrich C. Smith | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th district | |
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | Adlai Stevenson I |
Succeeded by | William McKendree Springer |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office 1876-1878 | |
Personal details | |
Born | East Frisia, Hanover | April 4, 1840
Died | April 18, 1914 Pekin, Illinois | (aged 74)
Political party | Republican |
Dietrich Conrad Smith (April 4, 1840 – April 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Biography
Smith was born in East Frisia, Kingdom of Hanover. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Pekin, Illinois, about 1850. He thrn attended the public schools of Pekin, Illinois, and Quincy College (now Quincy University), Quincy, Illinois.
During the
Smith was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress. He again engaged in banking. He died in Pekin, Illinois, April 18, 1914. He was interred in Lakeside Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Dietrich C. Smith (id: S000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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