Charles C. Smith (Pennsylvania politician) explained

Charles C. Smith
Order:32nd
Office:Auditor General of Pennsylvania
Term Start:1957
Term End:1961
Governor:George M. Leader
David L. Lawrence
Order2:75th
Office2:Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term Start2:January 6, 1953
Term End2:January 3, 1955
Predecessor2:Herbert Sorg
Successor2:Hiram Andrews
Office3:Republican Leader of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term Start3:January 3, 1955
Term End3:November 30, 1956
Predecessor3:Albert Johnson
Successor3:Albert Johnson
Term Start4:January 2, 1951
Term End4:November 30, 1952
Predecessor4:Charles Brunner
Successor4:Albert Johnson
State House5:Pennsylvania
District5:Philadelphia County
Term Start5:January 2, 1945
Term End5:November 30, 1956
Birth Date:October 8, 1908
Party:Republican

Charles C. Smith (October 8, 1908  - December 22, 1970) was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Smith was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1944 and served through 1956.[1]

Smith was sworn in on October 4, 1943, to serve the remainder of the 1943 term, and reelected to the House to six consecutive terms thereafter. [2]

He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Biography

Charles is a representative from Philadelphia County, and was born, October 8, in 1908. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1927, and after college he became a partner in a fuel business firm Smith and Boyd. [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20060808211748/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/VC/visitor_info/gallery/SpeakersPortraits.pdf State of Pennsylvania
  2. Web site: CHARLES C. SMITH. Center. Legislativate Data Processing. The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.. 2016-12-09.
  3. Web site: CHARLES C. SMITH. Center. Legislativate Data Processing. The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.. 2016-12-09.