Addison T. Smith

Addison Taylor Smith (born September 5, 1862 in Cambridge , Ohio , † July 5, 1956 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1933 he represented the state of Idaho in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Addison Smith attended public schools in his native Cambridge. In 1882 he graduated from high school there. He then attended Iron City Commercial College in Pittsburgh until 1883 . After studying law at George Washington University and the National Law School in Washington, he was admitted to the bar in the federal capital in 1899 and in Idaho in 1905.

Political career

Addison Smith became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1891 and 1901 he worked as the private secretary of George Laird Shoup , who at that time represented the state of Idaho in the US Senate . He then worked in the same position for Weldon B. Heyburn , who was also a US Senator for Idaho. Between 1904 and 1911 Addison was also on his party's executive committee at the state level. In 1907 and 1908 he was the registrar of the state administration in Boise .

In the 1912 congressional elections, Idaho State had two seats for the first time. Both mandates were elected across the state because the second constituency was not officially established until the 1918 elections. The first mandate went to Burton L. French , the second was won by Addison Smith. He was confirmed in each of the following years. From 1919 he was an official member of the new second electoral district. Overall, Smith was able to serve ten consecutive terms in Congress between March 4, 1913 and March 3, 1933 . From 1922 to 1925 he was chairman of the committee that dealt with the handling of alcoholic beverages, and between 1925 and 1931 a member of the committee that dealt with irrigation issues. In 1932, Smith was not re-elected. His seat fell to the Democrat Thomas C. Coffin .

Another résumé

Between 1934 and 1942, Addison Smith served on a committee within the Veterans Care Agency that dealt with hearings and requests from veterans. From 1937 until his death in 1956, Smith was director of an institution for the deaf ( Columbia Institute of the Deaf ) now called Gallaudet College .

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SURNAME	Smith, Addison T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Smith, Addison Taylor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 5, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cambridge , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	5th July 1956
Place of death	Washington, DC