John H. Smithwick

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John H. Smithwick

John Harris Smithwick (born July 17, 1872 in Orange , Cherokee County , Georgia , †  December 2, 1948 in Moultrie , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1927 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Smithwick attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1895 the Reinhardt Normal College in Waleska . After a subsequent law degree at Cumberland University in Lebanon ( Tennessee ) and his admission as a lawyer in 1898, he began to work in Moultrie in his new profession. In 1906 he moved his residence and law firm to Pensacola , Florida.

Politically, Smithwick was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1918 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Florida , where he succeeded Walter Kehoe on March 4, 1919 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1927 . During this time, the 18th and 19th amendments to the constitution were passed there.

In 1926, John Smithwick was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. As a result, he worked in Fort Myers and in the federal capital Washington in the real estate industry until 1932 ; then he retired. John Smithwick died in Moultrie on December 2, 1948.

Web links

  • John H. Smithwick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Smithwick, John H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smithwick, John Harris (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH near Orange , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1948
Place of death Moultrie , Georgia