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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Moses E. Smith |
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Ault, Colorado , United States |
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September 19, 1883
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| Died | April 05, 1952
(68 years)
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
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| Info | Moses Smith was born on September 19, 1883, in Adrian, Missouri. His family settled in Colorado when he was eight years old. He grew up in Boulder, attended public schools, and later enrolled in a Boulder business school. In 1904, he moved to Eaton to work as a bookkeeper for the Steele Lumber Company and later became Steele’s partner. He sold his interest in the business five years later and moved to Ault. He established his own lumber company in 1917.
Smith’s political career began when he served as town clerk of Ault from 1908 to 1909. He served as a town trustee on two separate occasions, once from 1918 to 1922, and again from 1927 to 1929. Smith was mayor of Ault from 1923 to 1926 and also served on the local school board beginning in 1934. In 1930, Smith was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and continued in that office until 1938. He was chosen Speaker during his third term and presided over the House during the 1935-1936 biennium. While Smith was a representative, he was also a member of the board of directors of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. As a board member, he was active in promoting the Colorado - Big Thompson Project. He was a charter member and elected vice-president of the board of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District in 1937.
In 1938, Smith was elected to the state Senate and served from 1939 to 1942. In 1936, and again in 1942, Smith was a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for Governor. On February 25, 1943, Smith was appointed superintendent of the Denver Mint by President Franklin Roosevelt. He held this position until his death on April 5, 1952, in Denver.
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