Charles Bennett Smith
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Charles Bennett Smith was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
, Smith attended the district schools, and was graduated from Arcade Academy in 1886.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits, subsequently became a railroad telegraph operator, and later pursued newspaper work in Buffalo.
Reporter on the Buffalo Courier 1890-1893.
He became managing editor of the Buffalo Times in 1894.
He was editor of the Buffalo Evening Enquirer and the Buffalo Morning Courier.
He was appointed a member of the Buffalo Board of School Examiners and served two years as its chairman.
Smith was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-second
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1919).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Sixty-second Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (Sixty-fourth
Congress), Committee on Patents (Sixty-fifth
Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
Congress.
He engaged in commercial and industrial pursuits in Buffalo, New York
.
Superintendent of Standards and Purchases, Albany, New York
, from 1935 until his death in Wilmington Notch, New York, May 21, 1939.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Tonawanda, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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Biography
Born in Sardinia, New YorkSardinia, New York
Sardinia, New York is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town lies in the southeast corner of Erie County and is considered one of the county's "Southtowns." The town is southeast of Buffalo. The population was 2,692 at the 2000 census...
, Smith attended the district schools, and was graduated from Arcade Academy in 1886.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits, subsequently became a railroad telegraph operator, and later pursued newspaper work in Buffalo.
Reporter on the Buffalo Courier 1890-1893.
He became managing editor of the Buffalo Times in 1894.
He was editor of the Buffalo Evening Enquirer and the Buffalo Morning Courier.
He was appointed a member of the Buffalo Board of School Examiners and served two years as its chairman.
Smith was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1919).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Sixty-second Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress), Committee on Patents (Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress.
He engaged in commercial and industrial pursuits in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
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Superintendent of Standards and Purchases, Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, from 1935 until his death in Wilmington Notch, New York, May 21, 1939.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Tonawanda, New York
Tonawanda (town), New York
Tonawanda is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 78,155. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern suburb of Buffalo...
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