Delbert K. Smith

Delbert K. Smith (November 15, 1862 – June 17, 1905) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Smith went to the public schools and the Rochester Seminary. Smith graduated from the University of Wisconsin and was a farmer in the town of Vernon. From 1895 to 1899, Smith served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Smith then worked for the Wisconsin Secretary of State and then returned to his farm. In 1904 and 1905, Smith served as chairman of the Vernon Town Board. Smith died at his home, in Vernon, Wisconsin, from consumption.[1][2]

Notes
  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Delbert K. Smith, pg. 698
  2. 'Death's Chapters-Delbert K. Smith,' Waukesha Freeman, June 22, 1905, pg. 1


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