George Leon Smith II (November 27, 1912 – December 9, 1973) was an American politician in the state of Georgia. Smith was born in

Stillmore, Georgia Stillmore is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, Emanuel County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 532 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 730 in 2000. Geography Stillmore is located in southeas ...

in 1912, and attended the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1932, he was an attorney and served as City Attorney of Swainsboro, Georgia before his election to the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...

in 1944. He served as the speaker of that body on two occasions, from 1959 to 1962, and from 1967 until his death in office from a stroke in 1973. George L. Smith State Park near Twin City, Georgia is named in his honor.

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1912 births 1973 deaths Members of the Georgia House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub