Charles Emory Smith

Charles Emory Smith (* 18th February 1842 in Mansfield , Connecticut ; † 19th January 1908 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American journalist and politician ( Republican Party ), of the Cabinet of the United States from 1898 to 1902 as Postmaster belonged .

Life and career

In 1849, Charles Smith and his parents moved to New York State , where the family settled in Albany . He attended public schools and a private school there. In 1861 he graduated from Union College in Schenectady . With the beginning of the Civil War he entered the service of the Union Army and was a recruiting officer on the staff of General John F. Rathbone . In this position he was also able to showcase his talent for writing.

After working as a teacher at the Albany Academy , his former school, from 1862 and 1865 , he embarked on a career as a journalist. From 1865 and 1870 he was editor of the Albany Express ; then he moved to the Albany Journal , as its editor-in-chief from 1876 to 1880. During this time he was also a member of the faculty of the University of the State of New York between 1879 and 1880 . Finally, in 1880, he took over the editorial post of the Philadelphia Press , which he held intermittently until his death. Like the Albany Journal, this newspaper was an organ of the Republican Party.

Politics and public offices

As a Republican, Smith served on the state and national levels. So he was at the State Conventions in New York between 1874 and 1880 with the exception of the year 1877 before the resolution committee; In 1879 he was president of the party congress. He has also served as a delegate to numerous Republican National Conventions . In the years 1876 and 1896 in particular, he contributed a great deal to the political guideline.

From 1890 to 1892 Smith served as the United States Ambassador to Russia . In view of the famine that was rampant there at the time, he initiated an aid program for the suffering population. The food and other aid provided was valued at around US $ 750,000.

After his return from Russia he worked as an editor again before US President William McKinley brought him to his cabinet as Postmaster General in 1898 . During his tenure, he made a special contribution to the Rural Delivery Service , the delivery service for rural areas. However, he drew criticism because under his leadership corruption practices were the order of the day within the ministry, as it later turned out.

President McKinley was assassinated in September 1901. Under his successor Theodore Roosevelt , Charles Emory Smith remained in office until January 1902, before a successor was appointed in Henry C. Payne . Smith died in 1908.

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SURNAME	Smith, Charles Emory
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mansfield , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	January 19, 1908
Place of death	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania