Shelby Smith Explained

Shelby Smith
Office:39th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Governor:Robert Frederick Bennett
Term Start:January 13, 1975
Term End:January 8, 1979
Predecessor:Dave Owen
Successor:Paul Dugan
Party:Republican
Birth Date:8 August 1927
Birth Place:St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Kansas

Shelby Smith (August 8, 1927 – November 6, 2020) was an American politician. He was the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1975 to 1979. He attended the University of Kansas and served in the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War.[1] [2] Smith died on November 6, 2020.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizen's Pamphlet Series. Institute for Social and Environmental Studies, University of Kansas.. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Kansas Lieutenant Governors - Kansas Historical Society . www.kshs.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604200628/http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-lieutenant-governors/10998 . 2011-06-04.
  3. Web site: Shelby Smith Obituary - (1927 - 2020) - Wichita, KS - Wichita Eagle. www.legacy.com.