Facts: - caption: governor edward curtis smith - order: 47th - successor: william w. stickney - party: republican - death date: 6 april 1935 - predecessor: josiah grout - office: governor of vermont - lieutenant: henry c. bates - spouse: anna bailey james - term end: october 4 , 1900 - term start: october 6 , 1898 - birth date: 5 january 1854 - name: edward curtis smith - image size: 250px - image: edward curtis smith.jpg - birth place: st. albans , vt Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward curtis smith .
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edward curtis smith -lrb- january 5 , 1854 -- april 6 , 1935 -rrb- was an american politician from the us state of vermont .he was a republican .he was married to anna bailey james , the granddaughter of amaziah bailey james on october 3 , 1888 , and they had four children ; james gregory , edward fairchild , curtis ripley and anna dorothea bradford .