Lawrence H. Smith

Lawrence H. Smith

Lawrence Henry Smith (born September 15, 1892 in Racine , Wisconsin , †  January 22, 1958 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1941 and 1958 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lawrence Smith attended public schools in his home country and then State Teachers College in Milwaukee . After a subsequent law degree at Marquette University in Milwaukee and his admission to the bar in 1923, he began to work in Racine in his new profession. Smith had interrupted his training during World War I to serve as a first lieutenant in an infantry division of the US Army between 1917 and 1919 .

Politically, Smith was a member of the Republican Party . After the death of Congressman Stephen Bolles , he was elected as its successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington when the by-election was due for the first Wisconsin seat. There he took up his new mandate on August 29, 1941. After eight re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on January 22, 1958 . During this time World War II , the beginning of the Cold War and the Korean War, and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the United States occurred . In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Congress.

Lawrence Smith was buried in Racine, where he lived.

Web links

• Lawrence H. Smith in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Lawrence H. Smith in the database of Find a Grave (English)