Smead died at his home in Fond du Lac , Wisconsin .
Soon after the murder of his son Fred B. Smead ( 1863 -- 1895 ) in Chicago , Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by Lyman Wellington Thayer .
Smead died at Smead 's home in Fond du Lac , Wisconsin .
Soon after the murder of his son Fred B. Smead ( 1863 -- 1895 ) in Chicago , Smead resigned from his position as senator and was replaced by Lyman Wellington Thayer .