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John M. C. Smith (February 6, 1853 – March 30, 1923) was a politician from the
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. He served as
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.


Biography

Smith was born in 1853 in
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on the
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(the entirety of which was then a part of
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). He immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled near
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, where he attended the public schools. He moved to
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, in 1867 where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also worked as a mason. He graduated from the academic department of the
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in 1879 and from the law department in 1880. He was admitted to the
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in 1882 and commenced practice in
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. He was married to Lena Parkhurst, daughter of Major John D. Parkhurst of Charlotte, on October 23, 1887. They had two children, Lucile (born in 1889) and William P. Smith. Smith served as prosecuting attorney of
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1885-1888. He was president of the First National Bank of Charlotte in 1898 and also engaged in manufacturing and agricultural pursuits. Smith was a member of the board of aldermen in 1903 and a member of the State constitutional convention in 1908. Smith was elected as a
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to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1911 until March 3, 1921. He was chairman of the
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in the Sixty-sixth Congress. Smith was not a candidate for renomination in 1920, but returned to Congress when he was elected to the
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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H. Frankhauser, who died in office on May 9, 1921. Smith was reelected to the Sixty-eighth Congress, serving from June 28, 1921, until his death in Charlotte. He is interred in Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: * List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List o ...


References


The Political Graveyard


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, John M. C. 1853 births 1923 deaths Michigan city council members Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) People from Plymouth, Ohio University of Michigan Law School alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan People from Charlotte, Michigan