Charles F. Smith (politician) explained

Charles F. Smith
Office:	Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Term Start:	1949
Term End:	1956
Office2:	Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Term2:	1955–1957
Predecessor2:	Carroll Hollensworth
Successor2:	Glenn Walther
Office3:	Member of the Arkansas State Senate
Term Start3:	1957
Term End3:	1962
Birth Date:	6 July 1912
Birth Place:	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Death Place:	Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas
Residence:	Crittenden County, Arkansas
Party:	Democratic

Charles F. (Rip) Smith Jr. (July 6, 1912  - August 1, 1962) was an American politician. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1949 to 1956. He was a member of the Democratic party.^[1] He drowned in a fishing accident in 1962.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=tAkOAQAAMAAJ&q=Rip+Smith+Arkansas+House. Arkansas Law Review and Bar Association Journal. 17. September 22, 1962. Arkansas Law Review and Bar Association Journal, Incorporated. September 22, 2019. Google Books.
   - Web site: Speaker Archive. State of Arkansas House of Representatives. September 22, 2019.
2. Web site: Historical Report of the Secretary of State 2008. Charlie Daniels. Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office/The University of Arkansas Press . July 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104106/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/historical_report1210.pdf . September 24, 2015 . dead .
   - Web site: Obituaries from The EARLE ENTERPRISE . Southern Roots. July 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050317192603/http://www.freewebs.com/southernroots/research/birthdeaths/EarleEntObits1962.htm . March 17, 2005 . dead .