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'''George Ross Smith''' (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Minnesota]]; born in [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]], [[Stearns County, Minnesota]]; attended the public schools and [[Sauk Centre, Minnesota|Sauk Centre]] (Minnesota) Academy; was graduated from the law school of the [[University of Minnesota]] at [[Minneapolis]] in 1893; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Minneapolis; member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1903; judge of the probate court of [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]], 1907 – 1913; elected as a [[Republican Party ( |
'''George Ross Smith''' (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Minnesota]]; born in [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]], [[Stearns County, Minnesota]]; attended the public schools and [[Sauk Centre, Minnesota|Sauk Centre]] (Minnesota) Academy; was graduated from the law school of the [[University of Minnesota]] at [[Minneapolis]] in 1893; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Minneapolis; member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1903; judge of the probate court of [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]], 1907 – 1913; elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[63rd United States Congress|Sixty-third]] and [[64th United States Congress|Sixty-fourth]] Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the [[65th United States Congress|Sixty-fifth]] Congress; resumed the practice of law and taught law classes at Minneapolis-Minnesota Law School; died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 7, 1952; interment in [[St. Mary's Cemetery]]. |
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*[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14839 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present] |
*[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14839 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 12:28, 9 February 2015
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George Ross Smith (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and Sauk Centre (Minnesota) Academy; was graduated from the law school of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1893; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Minneapolis; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1903; judge of the probate court of Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1907 – 1913; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and taught law classes at Minneapolis-Minnesota Law School; died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 7, 1952; interment in St. Mary's Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "George Ross Smith (id: S000540)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
- Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota state court judges
- Minnesota Republicans
- University of Minnesota alumni
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
- 1864 births
- 1952 deaths
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Minnesota politician stubs