Background
Smith, Elbert Sidney was born on March 8, 1847 in Twinsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard Thaddeus and Louisa (Herrick) Smith.
Smith, Elbert Sidney was born on March 8, 1847 in Twinsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard Thaddeus and Louisa (Herrick) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Willoughby (Ohio) College, 1868.
Of Review Hiram Kinsley, June 19, 1879 (died 1925). Children—Elda Louisa, Elberta Thalia, Sidney Benjamin. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1874, and began practice in Champaign County.
Assistant to attorney general of Illinois, 1881-1883, 1885-1893, 1901-1905.
State's attorney for Sangamon County, Illinois, 1896-1900. Member Illinois Senate, 1915-1917.
Delegate Republican National Convention, 1916, 20. Elected judge Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, to fill vacancy, March 1917, and reëlected June 1921, for term ending June 1927.
Declined reëlection; member of law firm Smith & Friedmeyer, 1900-1917.
Mason, Odd.
Married Elsy Jane, daughter Children: Elda Louisa, Elberta Thalia, Sidney Benjamin.