Madison R. Smith

Madison Roswell Smith (July 9, 1850 – June 18, 1919) was a United States Representative from Missouri.

He taught school and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1874.

He began the practice of law at Marble Hill, Missouri, in 1877 and served as the prosecuting attorney of Bollinger County from 1878 to 1882.

He served as editor of reports for the St. Louis court of appeals for four years and resigned.

Police continue to investigate this act as an unsolved crime as of 2017.