Education
Born in Oconto, Wisconsin, Smith attended Oshkosh State College and Marquette University.
Born in Oconto, Wisconsin, Smith attended Oshkosh State College and Marquette University.
He taught school and also worked as a real estate broker, grocer, building manager, accountant, and auditor. He was elected state treasurer of Wisconsin in 1946 and served until his death in Madison on December 4, 1957 from complications of a stroke. He was a Republican. He was buried at Wanderer"s Rest Cemetery (aka Lincoln Memorial Cemetery) in Milwaukee.