Martin T. Smith (May 19, 1934 – February 26, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician. From

Poplarville, Mississippi Poplarville is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,894. It is the county seat of Pearl River County. It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors ...

, Smith attended Pearl River Community College and then received his bachelor's degree from the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He then practiced law in Poplarville. From 1968 to 1988, Smith served in the

Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...

."Former Miss. lawmaker Martin Smith dies at 80"
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The Clarion-Ledger ''The Clarion Ledger'' is an American daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the second-oldest company in the state of Mississippi, and is one of the few newspapers in the nation that continues to circulate statewide. It is an operating d ...

'', February 27, 2015.

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1934 births 2015 deaths People from Poplarville, Mississippi University of Mississippi alumni University of Mississippi School of Law alumni Mississippi lawyers Mississippi state senators 20th-century American lawyers {{Mississippi-politician-stub