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Robert Smith

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Robert Smith

Birth
Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
21 Dec 1867 (aged 65)
Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
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Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Old Yard Section. Lot 200
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US Congressman. He was elected to represent Illinois's 1st and 8th Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1843 to 1849, then from 1857 to 1859. He founded the Minneapolis Milling Company, which eventually became General Mills.
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Illinois's 1st and 8th Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1843 to 1849, then from 1857 to 1859. He founded the Minneapolis Milling Company, which eventually became General Mills.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: May 23, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22497/robert-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Smith (12 Jun 1802–21 Dec 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22497, citing Alton Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.