Background
Smith, John Day was born on February 25, 1845 in Litchfield, Maine, United States. Son of Edward G. and Elizabeth B. (Lord) Smith.
Smith, John Day was born on February 25, 1845 in Litchfield, Maine, United States. Son of Edward G. and Elizabeth B. (Lord) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1872, Master of Arts, 1875. Bachelor of Laws, Columbian (now George Washington University, 1878, Master of Laws, 1881.
Served in Civil War in Company F, 19th Maine Volumes, 2d Army Corps. Was in all battles of Army of Potomac from Antietam until June 22, 1864, when he was severely wounded in action at St. Petersburg, Virginia Principal Worcester (Massachusetts) Academy, 1872-1876. Admitted to bar, 1880.
Member Minnesota House of Representatives, 1889, Senate, 1891-1895.
Judge 4th Judicial District Minnesota, terms 1905-1911, 1911-1917. Resigned because of serious illness, May 5, 1913.
Number one is less important than another, and no one can be thought of as unnecessary. Every single person is vital to God and to each of us.
Served in Civil War in Company F, 19th Maine Volumes, 2d Army Corps.
Married Mary H. Chadbourne, July 20, 1872 (died 1874). Married second, Laura Bean, September 16, 1879.