John B. Smith was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1849 to 1850 representing the 19th district. He was a Democrat.[1]

Born in Old Town, Maine on September 11, 1811, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory and was in the lumber business. He was also in the railroad business and helped edited the Free Democrat newspaper. He died on January 3, 1879, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Smith, J." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  2. ↑ 'Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' volume IX, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Biographical sketch of John B. Smith, pg. 428-129


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