Background
Smith was born on July 18, 1898 in Kingston, Ontario.
Smith was born on July 18, 1898 in Kingston, Ontario.
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Wisconsin Law School.
He attended South Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1922. Smith was elected to the Assembly in 1924. Later, he represented the 7th district of the Senate from 1927 to 1930.
He was a Republican.