Howard Alexander Smith

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Howard Alexander Smith

Howard Alexander Smith (born January 30, 1880 in New York City , †  October 27, 1966 in Princeton , New Jersey ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of New Jersey in the US Senate .

Howard Smith attended Cutler School , a private school in his hometown of New York, before graduating from Princeton University in 1901 and graduating from Columbia University in 1904 . That same year he became a member of the bar and began practicing in New York. In 1905 he moved to Colorado Springs , where he practiced law until 1917. During the First World War he worked for the United States Food Administration in Colorado and Washington ; after the end of the war he was a member of several aid organizations.

In 1919 Smith moved to Princeton and became the managing director of Princeton University, which he remained until 1927. He then worked as a lecturer in the Department of Politics at this university until 1930, before returning to New York and working there again as a lawyer until 1941. Eventually he embarked on a political career in New Jersey. From 1941 to 1943 he was chairman of the Republican party organization at the state level ( Republican State Committee ); between 1942 and 1943 he was also a member of the Republican National Committee .

In November 1944, Smith was elected to succeed the late US Senator William Warren Barbour , whose place had previously been served by Arthur Walsh . He exercised his mandate from December 7, 1944 and, after two re-elections, remained in the Senate until January 3, 1959, before he no longer ran. During this time he was among other things chairman of the working committee . From 1959 to 1960, Smith served as a special advisor to the US Secretary of State .

His nephew Peter H. Dominick was also a politician and sat for the state of Colorado in the US Senate.

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SURNAME Smith, Howard Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1966
Place of death Princeton , New Jersey