Darius S. Smith

Biography

Smith was born on August 19, 1833. On May 20, 1862, he married Adelia M. Williams. Their daughter, Sylvia, would marry Joseph H. Bottum, later also a member of the South Dakota Senate. Sylvia and Joseph's son, Joseph H. Bottum, would become Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and a member of the United States Senate. Writer Joseph Bottum and musician Roddy Bottum are his great-great-grandsons.

Smith died on September 14, 1913.

Career

Smith was a member of the Senate from 1895 to 1896. Additionally, he was a county commissioner of Faulk County, South Dakota and a justice of the peace. He was a Republican.