Marcus A. Smith

Marcus A. Smith

Marcus Aurelius Smith (born January 24, 1851 in Cynthiana , Kentucky , †  April 7, 1924 in Washington DC ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Arizona in the US Senate .

After attending school, Smith initially worked as a teacher in Bourbon County , Kentucky. He then graduated from Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky , after which he joined the services of the City of Lexington as a prosecutor . He lived and practiced as a lawyer in San Francisco from 1879 to 1881 before moving to Tombstone , Arizona . There he was also prosecutor in 1882.

Marcus Smith was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in 1887 as the Territory Delegate . After eight years he did not run for office again in 1895, before three further terms followed (1897–1899, 1901–1903, 1905–1909).

After Arizona became a state in 1912 , Marcus Smith and Henry F. Ashurst were elected as its first US senators. Smith was re-elected once, but lost to Republican Ralph H. Cameron in 1920 and left Congress . During his tenure in the Senate, he chaired several committees.

US President Woodrow Wilson appointed Smith to the International Joint Commission , of which he was a member until his death in 1924.

Web links

• Marcus A. Smith in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Marcus A. Smith in the database of Find a Grave (English)