Martin L. Smyser

Martin Luther Smyser
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	George W. Crouse
Succeeded by	Vincent A. Taylor
Constituency	20th district
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Preceded by	John W. Cassingham
Succeeded by	William A. Ashbrook
Constituency	17th district
Judge of the Ohio Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit
In office January 14, 1898 – November 15, 1898
Preceded by	Julius C. Pomerene
Succeeded by	John M. Swartz
Personal details
Born	(1851-04-03)April 3, 1851 Wayne County, Ohio
Died	May 6, 1908(1908-05-06) (aged 57) Wooster, Ohio
Resting place	Wooster Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Wittenberg College

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Martin Luther Smyser (April 3, 1851 – May 6, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born on a farm in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio, Smyser attended the common schools and was graduated from Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, in 1870. He studied law at Wooster under Lyman R. Critchfield.^[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and practiced in Wooster. In 1873 he entered into partnership with Addison S. McClure.^[1]

Smyser was elected prosecuting attorney of Wayne County in 1872 and served one term. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1884 and 1888.

Smyser was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Wooster. In 1898, he was appointed to the Fifth Circuit Court by Governor Bushnell upon the death of Judge Julius C. Pomerene.^[1] Smyser ran for re-election to a full six-year term later that year, but was defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Richard M. Voorhees.^[2]

Smyser was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress. He continued the practice of law in Wooster, Ohio, until his death in that city May 6, 1908. He was interred in Wooster Cemetery.

• United States Congress. "Martin L. Smyser (id: S000645)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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