Eugene Allison Smith (October 17, 1922 – March 23, 1980) was an American politician and farmer. Smith was born in

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and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1940. He went to the

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and

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. Smith served in the

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during

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. He was a farmer and lived in Montevideo, Minnesota with his wife and family. Smith served in the

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in 1971 and 1972 and was on the Montevideo Library Board. Smith died at a hospital in

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after suffering a heart attack; he was performing with the Gay Nineties Quartet in Peoria, Illinois."Minnesota Legislative Manual 1972-1972, Biographical Sketch of Eugene A, Smith, pg. 72

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1922 births 1980 deaths People from Montevideo, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota St. Olaf College alumni University of Minnesota alumni Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-stub