Eugene Allison Smith Explained

Eugene Allison Smith
State House:Minnesota
District:22A
Term Start:January 5, 1971
Term End:January 1, 1973
Birth Date:17 October 1922
Birth Place:Montevideo, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Death Cause:Heart attack
Resting Place:Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Children:4
Residence:Montevideo, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Minnesota
St. Olaf College
Profession:Politician, farmer
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army Air Forces
Serviceyears:1942–1946
Battles:World War II

Eugene Allison Smith (October 17, 1922  - March 23, 1980) was an American politician and farmer.

Smith was born in Montevideo, Minnesota and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1940. He went to the University of Minnesota and St. Olaf College. Smith served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was a farmer and lived in Montevideo, Minnesota with his wife and family. Smith served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1971 and 1972 and was on the Montevideo Library Board. Smith died at a hospital in Peoria, Illinois after suffering a heart attack; he was performing with the Gay Nineties Quartet in Peoria, Illinois.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14836 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Eugene Allison Smith
  2. "Minnesota Legislative Manual 1972-1972, Biographical Sketch of Eugene A, Smith, pg. 72