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Edward McMurray Smith

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Ed Smith
16th Secretary of State of Iowa
In office
1929–1931
Preceded byWalter C. Ramsay
Succeeded byG. C. Greenwalt
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 8, 1917 – January 11, 1925
Preceded byArthur Craig Savage
Succeeded byJohn N. Langfitt
Personal details
Born
Edward McMurray Smith

(1870-10-31)October 31, 1870
Jackson County, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 1953(1953-10-26) (aged 82)
Winterset, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationDrake University

Edward McMurray Smith (October 31, 1870 – October 26, 1953) was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as the 16th secretary of state of Iowa from 1929 to 1931.

Early life and education

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Born in Jackson County, Iowa, Smith moved with his parents to Madison County, Iowa. He went to the Madison public schools. Smith then attended Dexter Normal School and Drake University.

Career

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From 1898 to 1900, Smith served as superintendent of Madison County Schools. In 1899, Smith became publisher and editor of The Winterset Madisonian in Winterset, Iowa. Smith served as postmaster for Winterset from 1904 to 1908. From 1917 to 1925, Smith served in the Iowa State Senate and was a Republican. In 1928, Smith was appointed Iowa secretary of state when the incumbent Walter C. Ramsay died in office. He served until 1931. In 1930, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa.

Death

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Smith died in a hospital in Winterset, Iowa after a brief illness.[1][2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Senator Edward McMurray Smith". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ 'Ed M. Smith, 82, Died Here Monday After Brief Illness,' The Winterset Madisonian, October 28, 1953, pg. 1
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Iowa
1929–1931
Succeeded by