David Highbaugh Smith (December 19, 1854 – December 17, 1928) was a

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from

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

. Born near Hammonville,

Hart County, Kentucky Hart County is a county located in the south central portion of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,288. Its county seat is Munfordville. Hart County is a prohibition or dry county. History Hart County w ...

, Smith attended the public schools and the colleges at Horse Cave, Leitchfield, and

Hartford, Kentucky Hartford is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 2,668 at the 2020 census. The town slogan, "Home of 2,000 happy people and a few soreheads" welcomes visitors whe ...

. He studied law. He was

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in 1876 and commenced practice in

Hodgenville, Kentucky Hodgenville is a home rule-class city in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. Hodgenville sits along the North Fork of the Nolin River. The population was 3,206 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Elizabetht ...

. Superintendent of common schools for

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in 1878. County attorney for LaRue County 1878–1881. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881–1883. He served in the

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1885–1893, and as

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1891–1893. Smith was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906. He was one of the

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appointed by the House of Representatives in 1905 to conduct the

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proceedings against

Charles Swayne Charles Swayne (August 10, 1842 – July 5, 1907) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida who prevailed over an impeachment effort. Education and career Born in Guyencourt, Del ...

, judge of the

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. He resumed the practice of law. He served as president of the Farmers' National Bank of

. He died in

, December 17, 1928. He was interred in Red Hill Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, David Highbaugh 1854 births 1928 deaths Kentucky lawyers Democratic Party Kentucky state senators Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Hart County, Kentucky Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky People from LaRue County, Kentucky 19th-century American lawyers