George J. Smith

George Joseph Smith (November 7, 1859 – December 24, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

George J. Smith
New-York Daily Tribune, August 4, 1902
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	Charles L. Knapp
Succeeded by	Frank J. LeFevre
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1859 Kingston, New York, U.S.
Died	December 24, 1913 (aged 54) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, New York
Political party	Republican

Born in Kingston, New York, Smith attended the public schools. He engaged in banking and the manufacturing business in New York City and Kingston. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee in 1898. Treasurer of the Republican State committee in 1899. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1909.

Smith was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905).

He declined to be a candidate for reelection.

He engaged in the real estate and wholesale grocery business in New York City.

He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, December 24, 1913. He was interred in Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, New York.

His Kingston home, the George J. Smith House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sources

• United States Congress. "George J. Smith (id: S000538)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• George J. Smith at Find a Grave

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