Donald R. Smith

Donald R. Smith (November 13, 1926 – February 4, 1982)[1] was an American politician.

Smith graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois and then joined the United States Navy in 1944 during World War II and served until 1946. He went to Loyola University Chicago and John Marshall Law School In Chicago, Illinois. He served as County Treasurer of DuPage County, Illinois and served on the DuPage County Commission. He was a Republican. From 1965 until 1977, Smith served as chief fiscal officer in the office of the Illinois Treasurer. In 1977, he was appointed Illinois Treasurer when Alan J. Dixon resigned to served in the United States Senate. Smith served until 1977.[2] On February 4, 1982, Smith was founded murdered in the Radisson Hotel on North Michigan Avenue. He was strangled.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Illinois, Cook County, Deaths, Entry Number: 602676
  2. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1977-1978,' Biographical Sketch of Donald Smith, pg. 28-29
  3. ↑ 'AROUND THE NATION; Ex-Treasurer of Illinois Is Found Slay In Hotel,' New York Times, February 5, 1982
  4. ↑ 'State's chief fiscal aide slain; 2 men sough for questioning,' Henry Wood and Lynn Emmerman , Chicago Tribune, February 5, 1982, pg. 1, 18