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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—FloridaJohn Harris SMITHWICK
(1872-1948)
SMITHWICK, John Harris, a
Representative from Florida; born near Orange, Cherokee County,
Ga., July 17, 1872; attended the public schools; was graduated from
Reinhardt Normal College, Waleska, Ga., in 1895 and from the law
department of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., in 1897; was
admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced the practice of his
profession in Moultrie, Ga.; moved to Pensacola, Fla., in 1906 and
continued the practice of his profession; elected as a Democrat to
the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1919-March 3, 1927); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1926; engaged in the real estate business in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., and in Washington, D.C.; retired in 1932 and resided
in Moultrie, Ga., until his death on December 2, 1948; interment in
Westview Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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