Frank L. Smith | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1851 Charlton, New York |
| Died | October 13, 1926 (aged 75) |
| Children | 2 |
Frank L. Smith (June 26, 1851 – October 13, 1926) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life
Smith was born on June 26, 1851, in Charlton, New York. He attended the Charlton Academy.[1]
Smith worked as a farmer in Charlton. He was a member of the Harmony Association, Patrons of Industry, and the Grange. He was as a manager of the Saratoga County Agricultural Society. He served as justice of the peace for eight years[1] and school commissioner for three terms. In the last fifteen years of his life, he was manager of the Galway Telephone Company.
Smith served as town supervisor of Galway.[2] in 1888 and 1889. In 1891, Smith was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Saratoga County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1892.[1]
In 1875, Smith married Mary E. Feeney. She died in 1914.[3] In 1921, he married Achsah Holbrook.[4] He had two daughters, Mrs. William Crawford and Mrs. Clinton Palmatier. He was a member of the Charlton Presbyterian church, and was superintendent of the Sunday school for thirty years.[5]
Smith died on October 13, 1926. He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 158–159.
- ↑ "Smith for Supervisor" (PDF). Ballston Spa Daily Journal. Vol. XXII, no. 6,484. Ballston Spa, N. Y. 9 October 1915. p. 3.
- ↑ "Obituary" (PDF). Ballston Spa Daily Journal. Vol. XXI, no. 6,171. Ballston Spa, N. Y. 2 October 1914. p. 3.
- ↑ "Ballston Spa" (PDF). Hudson Valley Times. Vol. XXXI, no. 271. Mechanicville, N. Y. 22 February 1921. p. 3.
- 1 2 "Former Saratoga County Assembly Member Dead" (PDF). The Saratogian. Vol. 57, no. 238. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 14 October 1926. p. 1.
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