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BIOGRAPHIES
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Genealogical & Biographical Record
of Miami Co., Ohio
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
1900
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W. W. SANDO &
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WILLIAM W. SANDO
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JOHN SECREST &
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HENRY W. SHAW,
an American humorist who became celebrated under the
non-de-plume of "Josh Billings," gained his fame
from the witticism of his writing, and peculiar eccentricity
of style and spelling. He was born at Lanesborough,
Massachusetts, in 1818. For twenty-five years he lived
in different parts of the western states, following various
lines of business, Including farming and
auctioneering, and in the latter capacity settled at
Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1858. In 1863 he began
writing humorous sketches for the newspapers over the
signature of "Josh Billings," and became immediately
popular both as a writer and lecturer. He published a
number of volumes of comic sketches and edited an "annual
Allminax" for a number of years, which had a wide
circulation. His death occurred Oct. 14, 1885, at
Monterey, California.
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JOHN SHERMAN |
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W. T. SHERMAN |
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GEORGE SMITH.
"We build the ladder by which we rise," is a truth which is
cetainly applicable to Mr. Smith, who
for many years was numbered among the leading citizens of
Miami county. He was a type of the progressive
public-spirited men of the age, the spirit which has given
America the pre-eminence along its various business lines;
and the undaunted enterprise, indomitable perseverance and
resolute purpose which were numbered among his
characteristics enabled him to rise from a position of
comparative obscurity to an eminence which commanded the
admiration of the business world.
Mr. Smith was born in Lincolnshire,
England, August 13, 1816, and was a son of William and
Mildred Smith, who emigrated with their family to the
new world. They were the parents of seven children.
When our subject was thirteen years of age he began earning
his own livelihood by herding sheep and afterward working at
anything that he could get to do that would yield to him an
honest living. In 1838 he crossed the Atlantic to
America upon a sailing vessel which dropped anchor in the
harbor of New York after a voyage of four weeks. By
packet, steamer, canal and wagon he made his way westward to
Ohio and for a short time worked as a laborer at Greenville
Falls, after which he secured a situation in a distillery
east of Dayton, being employed there for five years.
On the expiration of that period he engaged in merchandising
in Fairfield, Ohio, for sixteen months', and then, in
company with his brother-in law, Edward Smith,
he leased a distillery, flouring-mill and sawmill at
Greenville Falls, operating- those plants for three years.
At a later date they carried on a distillery for two years
in Casstown, Ohio, and in 1852 they operated the first
distillery at Tippecanoe City. They also built a flour
and oil mill and after eight or nine years connected with
those enterprises Mr. Smith turned his
attention to farming. He was, however, proinently
connected with the industrial interests of Miami county and
became one of the principal organizers and stockholders of
the Grape Sugar Company, which was capitalized for fifty
thousand dollars. He was elected its president and to
his capable management the enterprise owed its success.
For twenty years he was a director in the First National
Bank of Troy, and his sound judgment and business ability
contributed to its success. Mr. Smith
was a public-spirited and progressive citizen and in many
ways he aided in the moral development and substantial
improvement of the county, withholding his support from no
measure which he believed would prove a public good.
He frequently held offices of trust in the township and in
the city, and was a member of the city school board.
His political support was given the Republican party and at
all times he kept well informed on the issues of the day.
Mr. Smith was twice married. He first
wedded Miss Jane Smith, who died Oct.
18, 1877. Afterward he married Miss Sarah E.
Galloway, widow of William C. Galloway and a
daughter of Joseph Bennett, who was born in
Derbyshire, England, in 1811, and came to America in 1840.
For many years before crossing the Atlantic he was a teacher
and after taking up his abode in the Buckeye state he also
followed that profession. His death occurred in
Tippecanoe City, Dec. 21, 1891, at the advanced age of
eighty-eight years. In the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Smith were five children, of whom four died in infancy,
while Mildred is still living, at the age of fourteen
years. In addition to their present home in Tippecanoe
City, Mr. Smith was the owner of three hundred
acres of valuable farming land, two hundred acres being
located in Miami county, the remainder in Montgomery county,
Ohio. He was a charter member of Tippecanoe City
Lodge, F. & A. M., and was a devoted member of the Lutheran
church. He took an active interest in everything
pertaining to the welfare of his community, and has tended
to advance its progress along social, moral, material and
intellectual lines. His record is one of which his
family may justly be proud. When he arrived in Dayton,
Ohio, in 1838, he had only a single sixpence in his pocket,
but energy and business sagacity enabled him to win a place
among the leading business men of Miami county. At all
times he was reliable and trustworthy in trade transactions
and his steady advancement was an indication not only of his
power to handle intricate business matters but also of the
confidence reposed in him by his fellow-townsmen. In
his death, which occurred Apr. 29, 1894, the community lost
one of its best citizens, but his memory will long be
enshrined in the hearts of those who knew him.
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J. HARRISON SMITH.
Although comparatively a young man, this gentleman has
already attained distinction as one of the ablest members of
the Piqua bar, and is now serving as prosecuting attorney of
Miami county. In this profession probably more than
any other success depends upon individual merit, upon a
thorough understanding of the principles of jurisprudence, a
power of keen analysis and the ability to present clearly,
concisely and forcibly the strong points of his cause.
Possessing these necessary qualifications. Mr.
Smith is accorded a foremost place in the ranks of
the profession in Miami county and stands to-day one of the
most esteemed members of the Piqua bar.
He was born in that city, Sept. 1, 1861, and is a son
of John Frederick and Mary (Sullenbarger) Smith.
The father, who was born in Baden Baden, Germany, in 1833,
was a soldier in the civil war and was killed in the battle
of Stone River. The mother was a native of
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where she was reared, and
in 1850 came to Miami county, Ohio, where she located
permanently, becoming the wife of John F. Smith in
1860.
Mr. Smith spent his boyhood and youth in
Piqua, attending the public schools and graduating from the
high school in 1884. In 1885 he entered the Ohio
Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he pursued the
work of the classical course for a year. He then entered
Harvard University, where he remained two years, taking the
regular classical course and also studying philosophy,
political economy, history and law. On his return to
Piqua he commenced the study of law with Hon. John
McDonald, of that city. Soon afterward, in 1890, he
received the appointment as special agent in the United
States census department to ascertain the mortgaged
indebtedness of the states of Mississippi and Arkansas, and
was engaged on that work for six months, at the end of which
time he went to Washington, D. C., to assist in the
classification of the mortgaged indebtedness of the United
States, completing that work in 1893. In the meantime
he entered the Columbia Law School at Washington, from which
he received the degree of bachelor of law in 1891 and master
of law in 1892. In 1893 he was admitted to the bar at
Richmond, Virginia.
On leaving Washington Mr. Smith returned
to his old home in Miami county, Ohio, and worked on the
farm for two years, but on the 14th of March, 1896, he was
admitted to practice in Ohio, and has since devoted his time
and attention to his professional duties, his office being
in Piqua. On the 6th of June, 1896, he was nominated
by the Republican party as their candidate for prosecuting
attorney; was elected at the general election the following
November, and took charge of the office in January, 1897.
In November, 1899, he was reelected for a term of three
years, which does not expire until January, 1903. He
has proved a most efficient man for the place, and the
affairs of the county have never been better managed in this
direction than under his prosecution. As a Republican
he has taken quite an active and prominent part, in local,
congressional and state politics for the past ten years.
He is a good judge of law, and, what is of almost equal
importance, a good judge of men, and it is these qualities,
together with his earnestness and ability as a speaker, that
have given him marked success in jury cases.
Fraternally he is a member of Dorson Lodge, No. 16, F. & A.
M., of Washington, D. C.; Piqua Lodge, No. 8, I. O. O. F.;
and Piqua Lodge, No. 523 B. P. O. E.
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JOHN E. SMITH.
The present efficient and popular mayor of Piqua, Ohio, is a
man whose worth and ability have gained him success, honor
and public confidence. He is a gentleman of refinement
and culture, and his devotion to the public welfare has made
him a valid factor in public life.
Mr. Smith was born in Paris, Kentucky,
Mar. 28, 1836, and is a son of the Rev. Luther and
Lucretia (Caldwell ) Smith, the former a native of
Hollis, New Hampshire, the latter of Kentucky. His
paternal grandfather was Rev. Eli Smith, a
Congregational minister. John E. Smith of this
review spent his youth in Logan county, Ohio, where he
attended the district schools and later the Union school, at
West Liberty, and completed his education at the Geneva
College, at Northwood, Logan county, Ohio. On leaving
school he embarked in mercantile business at West Liberty,
and on the 17th of June, 1858, he was united in marriage
with Miss Isabel Glover, a daughter of J. M.
Glover, of that place. To them have been born the
following children: M. Glover; Smith, cashier in the
Third National Bank, of Piqua; Luther C., a lumberman
in Kentucky; William L., a photographer of St.
Hilary's, Ohio; Isabelle G., wife of C. H. Bryan,
of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Thomas. Eugene and
Dwight, who died in childhood.
After his marriage Mr. Smith continued to engage
in mercantile business at West Liberty for a number of
years, but finally disposed of his interests there and moved
to his farm in Logan county, where he made his home for ten
years, his time and attention being principally devoted to
the breeding of short horn cattle. In 1894 he came to
Piqua, and has since taken an active and prominent part in
public affairs. He is a pronounced Democrat in
politics, and on that ticket was elected mayor of the city
in 1897 and re-elected in 1899, being the present incumbent.
He has proved a very capable and popular officer, as he is
affable and courteous in manner and possesses that essential
qualification to success in public life, that of making
friends readily and of strengthening the ties of all
friendships as time adances. Religiously he is
a member of the First Presbyterian church of Piqua.
His wife passed away May 22, 1900, leaving a large circle of
friends and acquaintances to mourn her loss.
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JOSEPH SMITH.
Now a farmer and dairyman of Staunton township, Joseph
Smith was born in Lost Creek township Dec. 12, 1852.
His father, Lewis Smith, was born in
Lafayette, Indiana, and became the founder of the family in
Miami county. He was a miller by trade, but after his
removal to Ohio followed farming until after the
inauguration of hostilities between the north and the south,
when he enlisted as a private in the Eighth Ohio Cavalry,
serving for about three years. He was with Sheridan,
participated in the Shenandoah valley campaign and was
always found at his post of duty, faithfully defending the
old flag and the cause it represented. On receiving an
honorable discharge he returned to his home in Lost Creek
township, where he lived until 1868, when he removed to
southern Wisconsin, and in 1871 to Blair, Washington county,
Nebraska, where he followed milling for many years. In
Lost Creek township he had married Fanny Downey,
and to them were born four children: Emma, the wife
of David Knoop; Warren, now deceased;
Joseph; and Delia, the wife of John
Dial.
Mr. Smith, of this review, was born and
reared on a farm in Lost Creek township, and when only
twelve years of age started out in life for himself, working
as a farm hand for his board and clothes. That was all
the compensation he received for his services for three
years, after which time he was paid a small salary. He
worked as a farm hand until twenty years of age, when he
began clerking in a store in Charleston, West Virginia.
After two years he returned to Lost Creek township, where he
was again a farmer for three years, and then, in August,
1894, purchased the farm upon which he now resides, becoming
the owner of fifty acres of land on section 12, Staunton
township, situated on the Urbana pike, a mile and a half
from Troy. Here he is engaged in agriculture and in
the dairy business, raising also small fruits for the city
market. Extreme neatness characterizes the dairy; and
its products, being of a high grade, find a ready sale on
the market. The various branches of his business are
proving to him a profitable source of income, and he is now
accounted one of the substantial as well as progressive
farmers of his community.
On the 14th of March, 1877, Mr. Smith was
united in marriage to Miss Etta Null,
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, a
Republican in politics, and is now efficiently serving as
township treasurer.
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ELIZABETH CADY STANTON
was a daughter of Jude Daniel Cady and Margaret
Livingston, and was born Nov. 12, 185, at Johnstown, New
York. She was educated at the Johnstown Academy, where
she studied with a class of boys, and was fitted for college
at the age of fifteen, after which she pursued her studies
at Mrs. Willard's Seminary, at Troy. Her
attention was called to the disabilities of her sex by her
own educational experiences, and through a study of
Blackstone, Story, and Kent. Miss Cady was
married to Henry B. Stanton in 1840, and accompanied
him to the world's anti-slavery convention in London.
While there she made the acquaintance of Lucretia Mott.
Mrs. Stanton resided at Boston until 1847, when the
family moved to Seneca Falls, New York, and she and
Lucretia Mott signed the first all for a woman's rights
convention. The meeting was held at her place of
residence July 19-20, 1848. This was the first
occasion of a formal claim of suffrage for women that was
made. Mrs. Stanton addressed the New York
legislature, in 1854, on the 1854, on the right of married
women, and in 1860, in advocacy of the granting of divorce
for drunkenness. She also addressed the legislature
and the constitutional convention, and maintained that
during the revision of the constitution the state was
resolved into its original elements, and that all citizens
had, therefore, a right to vote for the members of that
convention. After 1869 Mrs. Stanton frequently
addressed congressional committees and state constitution,
and maintained that during the revision of the constitution
the state was resolved into its original elements, and that
all citizens had, therefore, a right to vote for the members
of that convention. After 1869 Mrs. Stanton
frequently addressed congressional committees and state
constitutional conventions, and she canvassed Kansas,
Michigan, and other states when the question of woman
suffrage was submitted in those states. Mrs.
Stanton was one of the editors of the "Revolution," and
most of the calls and resolutions for conventions have come
from her pen. She was president of the national
committee, also of the Woman's Loyal League, and of the
National Association, for many years.
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