James Monroe Smith (October 9, 1888 – June 6, 1949) was an American educator and academic administrator in Louisiana. In 1931, he was appointed president of

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...

. Smith was referred to as "Jimmy the Stooge" by students of the university.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, James Monroe 1888 births 1949 deaths Louisiana State University faculty Leaders of Louisiana State University