Charles F. Smith Jr. (July 16, 1918 – April 17, 2001) was a Republican member of the

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, representing the 29th District from 1963 to 1967. He served on the

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Common Council and the

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Board of Supervisors and was its chairman. Smith practiced law. He died in Wausau, Wisconsin. Smith graduated from the

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with a B.A. in 1941, and a LL.B. in 1948. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the

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overseas for four years. He was a member of the

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, and the local

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.Wisconsin Blue Book, 1966 edition, ''Members of the Senate'', page 30.

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