James Monroe Smith (September 18, 1839 – December 11, 1915) was a millionaire
planter and state legislator in
Georgia, U.S.
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Biography
James Monroe Smith was born near
Washington, Georgia
Washington is the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. Under its original name Heard's Fort, it was briefly designated as the state capital during the American Revolutionary War. It is noted as the place where the Confederacy ...
on September 18, 1839.
His plantation,
Smithonia, covered square miles.
[James Monroe Smith: Georgia Planter, Before Death and After]
by E. Merton Coulter University of Georgia Press, 1961 - Biography & Autobiography 304 pages His property included a railroad to connect his farm with the
Georgia Railroad
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[ He served in the ]Georgia State Legislature
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's house and senate and ran for governor in 1906 but did not win.[ He was a bachelor.][ He died on his plantation in ]Colbert, Georgia
Colbert ( ) is a city in Madison County, Georgia, United States. The population was 592 at the 2010 census.
History
The Georgia General Assembly first incorporated the place in 1899 as the "Town of Five Forks"; the town was officially renamed "Co ...
on December 11, 1915.[ After his death his estate was vigorously disputed.][
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See also
*Howard's Covered Bridge
Howard's Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge outside of Smithonia in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1975. The bridge is located 3 miles southeast of Smithonia ...
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1839 births
1915 deaths
People from Wilkes County, Georgia
Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
American planters
People from Oglethorpe County, Georgia
19th-century American politicians
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