Edward Clarke Smith (October 24, 1864 – August 25, 1926) was a pharmacist and Republican politician in the U.S. State of New Hampshire.
[citation needed] 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.
He was awarded a pharmacist certificate from the state licensing board on April 24, 1889.
[5] His political involvement began in 1895 when he was elected selectman from Ward 3 as a Republican.
In 1903, he was elected president and treasurer of the newly formed Uncanoonuc Incline Railroad and Development Company.