Hiram Y. Smith

Hiram Y. Smith

:"This article is about the Iowa politician and lawyer. For the settler in the Pacific Northwest, see Hiram F. Smith."Hiram Ypsilanti Smith (March 22, 1843November 4, 1894) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and clerk from Iowa.

Born in Piqua, Ohio, Smith moved to Rock Island, Illinois with his parents in 1850 and again to Des Moines, Iowa in 1854. He attended public schools and enlisted in the Iowa Militia for service against the Indians in 1861. He was appointed a clerk in the Post Office Department in 1862, serving until 1864 when he was transferred to the Treasury Department, serving there until 1865. Smith graduated from the Albany Law School in 1866 and was admitted to the bar later the same, commencing practice in Des Moines, Iowa. He served as district attorney of the fifth judicial district of Iowa from 1875 to 1879, was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1882 to 1884 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1884, serving until 1885 and not being a candidate for reelection in 1884. Afterwards, Smith resumed practicing law until his death in Des Moines, Iowa on November 4, 1894. He was interned in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines.

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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19169847 Hiram Y. Smith] at Find A Grave


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