Gomer Griffith Smith
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Gomer Griffith Smith was a U.S. Representative
from Oklahoma
.
Born on a farm near Kansas City, Missouri
, Smith attended the common and high schools of Missouri.
He was graduated from Rockingham Academy, Kansas City, Missouri
, in 1915.
He taught in a country school near Excelsior Springs, Missouri
from 1916 to 1918.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1920, to the Oklahoma bar in 1922, and commenced practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
.
Smith was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert P. Hill and served from December 10, 1937, to January 3, 1939.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1938, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
He resumed the practice of law in Oklahoma City, where he died May 26, 1953.
He was interred in Rose Hill Mausoleum.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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Born on a farm near Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Smith attended the common and high schools of Missouri.
He was graduated from Rockingham Academy, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, in 1915.
He taught in a country school near Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 11,084 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately northeast of central Kansas City, Missouri.- Geography :...
from 1916 to 1918.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1920, to the Oklahoma bar in 1922, and commenced practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
.
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 Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert P. Hill and served from December 10, 1937, to January 3, 1939.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1938, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
He resumed the practice of law in Oklahoma City, where he died May 26, 1953.
He was interred in Rose Hill Mausoleum.