Gomer Griffith Smith Explained

Birthname:Gomer Griffith Smith
Gomer G. Smith
State:Oklahoma
District:5th
Term Start:December 10, 1937
Term End:January 3, 1939
Preceded:Robert P. Hill
Succeeded:Mike Monroney
Birth Date: July 11, 1896
Birth Place:Jackson County, Missouri
Death Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Spouse:Hazel Mae Mizner Smith
Profession:Attorneypolitician
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Rockingham Academy, Kansas City, Missouri
Restingplace:Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City

Gomer Griffith Smith (July 11, 1896 – May 26, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1937 to 1939.

Early life and education

Born on a farm near Kansas City, Missouri, Smith was the son of Joseph M. and Elizabeth Lewis Smith, and attended the common and high schools of Missouri. He was graduated from Rockingham Academy, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1915.

While teaching in a country school near Excelsior Springs, Missouri from 1916 to 1918, Smith studied law. He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1920, to the Oklahoma bar in 1922, and commenced practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1]

Congress

Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert P. Hill, Smith served from December 10, 1937, to January 3, 1939.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1938, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator, and resumed the practice of law in Oklahoma City.

Private life

He married Hazel Mae Mizner, and they were the parents of a son and three daughters. They also adopted Gomer's youngest brother.[3]

Death

Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, on May 26, 1953 (age 56 years, 319 days). He is entombed in mausoleum at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gomer Griffith Smith. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 4 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Gomer Griffith Smith. Govtrack US Congress. 4 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Gomer Griffith Smith . Oklahoma Historical Society . 4 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119163029/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/SM005.html . 19 November 2012 .
  4. Web site: Gomer Griffith Smith. The Political Graveyard. 4 June 2013.