Edward O. Smith Explained

Edward O. Smith
Birth Date:	15 April 1817
Birth Name:	Edward Owen Smith
Birth Place:	Montgomery County, Maryland
Death Place:	San Jose, California
Other Names:	E.O. Smith
Known For:	Mayor of Decatur, Illinois Illinois State Senator

Edward Owen Smith (15 April 1817 – 8 March 1892) was an American pioneer, businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of Decatur, Illinois, an Illinois State Senator, and as a member of both the 1848 Illinois Constitutional Convention and the 1878 California Constitutional Convention.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Lake County Publishing Co. (1893). Portrait and biographical record of Macon County, Illinois, pp. 195–198
2. Taylor, Troy (2011). Wicked Decatur, p. 16. The History Press.