John Harris Smithwick (July 17, 1872 – December 2, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1919 to 1927.
Smithwick was elected as a Democrat to the 66th, 67th, 68th, and 69th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1927.[2] He was among those injured in the January 1922 Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapse.[3] Smithwick was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926, losing the primary election to Tallahassee businessman Tom Yon.[2]
john, smithwick, john, harris, smithwick, july, 1872, december, 1948, american, lawyer, politician, served, four, terms, representative, from, florida, from, 1919, 1927, john, smithwickmember, house, representatives, from, florida, districtin, office, march, 1. John Harris Smithwick July 17 1872 December 2 1948 was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U S Representative from Florida from 1919 to 1927 John SmithwickMember of the U S House of Representatives from Florida s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1919 March 4 1927Preceded byWalter KehoeSucceeded byTom YonPersonal detailsBornJohn Harris Smithwick 1872 07 17 July 17 1872Orange Georgia U S DiedDecember 2 1948 1948 12 02 aged 76 Moultrie GeorgiaResting placeWestview CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticEducationReinhardt Normal CollegeCumberland University Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early career 1 2 Congress 1 3 Later career and retirement 1 4 Death and burial 2 References 3 External linksBiography editSmithwick was born near Orange Georgia and attended the public schools He graduated from Reinhardt Normal College in Waleska Georgia in 1895 and from Cumberland University s law school in Lebanon Tennessee in 1897 Early career edit Admitted to the bar in 1898 Smithwick entered private practice in Moultrie Georgia He moved to Pensacola Florida in 1906 1 Congress edit Smithwick was elected as a Democrat to the 66th 67th 68th and 69th Congresses serving from March 4 1919 to March 3 1927 2 He was among those injured in the January 1922 Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapse 3 Smithwick was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926 losing the primary election to Tallahassee businessman Tom Yon 2 Later career and retirement edit He engaged in the real estate business in Washington D C and Fort Myers Florida before retiring in 1932 and resided in Moultrie Georgia Death and burial edit He died on December 2 1948 He was interred in Westview Cemetery 1 References edit a b John Harris Smithwick bioguide congress gov Retrieved 2022 01 22 a b Bioguide Search bioguide congress gov Retrieved 2022 01 22 Partial List of the Dead and Injured In Collapse of Washington Theatre PDF The New York Times January 29 1922 p 1 Retrieved 2022 08 10 United States Congress John H Smithwick id S000643 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editJohn H Smithwick at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byWalter Kehoe Member of the U S House of Representatives from Florida s 3rd congressional district1919 1927 Succeeded byTom A Yon nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp nbsp This article about a Florida politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John H Smithwick amp oldid 1177308996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
