Samuel McKuen Smead (June 11, 1830 – April 28, 1898) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Born in Troy, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1830,[1] Smead moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and settled in Fond du Lac County.
[1] President Andrew Johnson appointed Smead assessor of internal revenue.
[1] President Grover Cleveland also appointed Smead postmaster for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
[6] Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on April 28, 1898.