Abraham O. Smoot
(1856-1911)

11th District Representative

Democrat

Yes

39

March 11, 1856

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

May 22, 1911

Electa Bullock (1859-1887) Married October 30, 1878
Zina Melinda Huntington (1869-1922) Married June 6, 1894

Mercantile

Abraham Owen Smoot attended Brigham Young University and was one of the first to graduate from the institution. At seventeen years old, he started the lumber and coal business, Smoot Lumber Company. Smoot held many public offices throughout his life, including county assessor and director, and secretary of the Territorial Insane Asylum. In 1881, Smoot was appointed United States commissioner but resigned on account of having to enforce the Edmunds-Tucker Act, which he opposed. Because “his ability as a legislator was recognized by his constituents,” Smoot was heavily involved in Utah legislation (“Former Senator Smoot Passes Away” ). He served as a representative during the first state session and as a senator in the second and fourth legislative sessions.

Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7.

“Former Senator Smoot Passes Away.” Juab County Times, May 26, 1911.

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Image of Abraham O. Smoot by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 75 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=81