Edward Clarke Smith

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For the Governor of Vermont, see Edward Curtis Smith.

Edward Clarke Smith (October 24, 1864 - August 25, 1924), was mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire in 1911 and 1912. He was the son and grandson of previous Manchester mayors Isaac W. Smith and Hiram Brown, respectively.

Smith was born in Manchester on October 24, 1864, the son of former Mayor Isaac W. Smith, who served as mayor in 1869 and Amanda (Brown) Smith. His mother was the son of former Mayor Hiram Brown, the first mayor of Manchester, who served from 1846-1847.

He is, to date, the only mayor of Manchester to have been descended from two others who have held the position. A newspaper account at the time of his death speculated that a grandfather-father-son succession had likely never occurred in an American city before.

Smith attended local schools, graduating from Manchester High School in 1884.

He was awarded a pharmacist certificate from the state licencing board April 24, 1889.

His political involvement began in 1895, when he was elected selectman from Ward 3 as a Republican. On January 1, 1898, he was elected city clerk. Finally, in 1910, he was elected to a two-year term as mayor, serving from 1911 to 1912.

He died August 25, 1926, in Manchester.