Dietrich C. Smith | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Adlai Stevenson I |
| Succeeded by | William McKendree Springer |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1876-1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1840-04-04)April 4, 1840 |
| Died | April 18, 1914(1914-04-18) (aged 74) Pekin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Dietrich Conrad Smith (April 4, 1840 – April 18, 1914) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Smith was born inEast Frisia,Kingdom of Hanover. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled inPekin, Illinois, about 1850. He then attended the public schools ofPekin, Illinois, and Quincy College (nowQuincy University),Quincy, Illinois.
During theCivil War he served in theUnion Army as lieutenant in Company I,Eighth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.He left the service as captain of Company C,One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.He was an organizer of the German College at Mount Pleasant in 1874.He served as member of board of trustees of that institution for many years.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1876-1878.He engaged in banking and manufacturing and also in the construction and management of railroads in Illinois.
Smith was elected as aRepublican to theForty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to theForty-eighth Congress.He again engaged in banking.He died inPekin, Illinois, April 18, 1914.He was interred in Lakeside Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 13th congressional district 1881-1883 | Succeeded by |