David Highbaugh Smith

David Highbaugh Smith

David Highbaugh Smith (born December 19, 1854 in Hammonville , Hart County , Kentucky , †  December 17, 1928 in Hodgenville , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1907 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Smith attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1876, he began to work in this profession in Hodgenville. In 1878 he also became a school councilor in LaRue County . In this district he worked as a public prosecutor between 1878 and 1881. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

From 1881 to 1883, Smith was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives . He then sat in the State Senate between 1885 and 1893 ; since 1891 he acted as its acting president. In the congressional election of 1896 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Republican John W. Lewis on March 4, 1897 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1907 . During this time the Spanish-American War fell . In 1905, Smith was in charge of impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge Charles Swayne .

In 1906 David Smith renounced another candidacy. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. He later became President of the Farmers' National Bank of Hodgenville . He died in Hodgenville on December 17, 1928.

Web links

• David Highbaugh Smith in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David Highbaugh Smith in the database of Find a Grave (English)