Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....SMITH, FRED C. February 15, 1859 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net March 11, 2007, 9:01 pm Author: The State Printing Board, Compiled and Published. MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY ASHLAND COUNTY FRED C. SMITH (Rep.) was born Feb. 15, 1859, at Rockland, Mich. He received a public school education in the schools of Rockland. As a boy he worked in and around the copper mines of Michigan, also as a gardener, and on farms. He came to Ashland in 1887 and worked for four years in a general store. In the spring of 1888 he started his present business as a florist. He served two terms as supervisor in Ashland and for several years was chairman of the Ashland County Republican committee. He defeated his primary opposition by nearly a two to one vote and was elected in November, 1922, without opposition. Additional Comments: The Wisconsin Blue Book. The State Printing Board, 1923. 598 - 640. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1923/bios/smith52nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb