Harvey C. Smith

Harvey C. Smith
34th Ohio Secretary of State
In office January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923
Preceded by	William D. Fulton
Succeeded by	Thad H. Brown
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1874 Coshocton County, Ohio
Died	May 26, 1929 (aged 54) Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Cora E. Littick
Children	one

Harvey C. Smith (July 7, 1874 – May 26, 1929)^[1] was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Secretary of State 1919-1923.

Biography

Harvey C. Smith was born in Coshocton County, Ohio and moved to Muskingum County, Ohio in childhood.^[2] He was a schoolteacher and newspaper publisher before being elected to three terms as Muskingum County Probate Judge, where he earned a statewide reputation.^[2] He was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 1918, and re-elected in 1920.^[3]

Harvey C. Smith married Cora E. Littick and had one son, Clyde.^[2] He died in 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.^[4]

References

1. Harvey C. Smith at Find a Grave
2. Halley, W E; Maynard, John P. (1920). Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly 1919-1920. Columbus: State Bindery. p. 51.
3. Smith, Harvey C (1922). Ohio general statistics for the year July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921 7. Ohio Secretary of State. p. 20.
4. The Political Graveyard, Muskingum County, Politicians buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville