Harvey C. Smith


Harvey C. Smith was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Secretary of State 1919-1923.

Biography

Harvey C. Smith was born in Coshocton County, Ohio and moved to Muskingum County, Ohio in childhood. He was a schoolteacher and newspaper publisher before being elected to three terms as Muskingum County Probate Judge, where he earned a statewide reputation. He was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 1918, and re-elected in 1920.
Harvey C. Smith married Cora E. Littick and had one son, Clyde. He died in 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.