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Henry C. Smith (politician)

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American politician
Henry C. Smith
Henry C. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byGeorge Spalding
Succeeded byCharles E. Townsend
Personal details
Born(1856-06-02)June 2, 1856
Canandaigua, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1911(1911-12-07) (aged 55)
Adrian, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationAdrian College


Henry Cassorte Smith (June 2, 1856 – December 7, 1911) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Smith was born in Canandaigua, New York and in the following year moved with his father to a farm near Palmyra, Michigan. He attended the common schools and graduated from Adrian College in 1878. He taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar on September 25, 1880. He commenced practice in Adrian where he became city attorney.

Smith grave. His headstone spells his middle name as "CASSARTE" and gives the year of birth as 1854

Smith was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention. Two years later he was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 56th United States Congress, after defeating the Republican incumbent in the primary. He was re-elected to the 57th Congress in 1900, serving from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1903. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1902, losing in the Republican primary election to Charles E. Townsend.

Smith resumed the practice of law in Adrian, where he resided until his death. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

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Preceded byGeorge Spalding United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan
1899–1903
Succeeded byCharles E. Townsend
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