George J. Smith
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George Joseph Smith was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
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
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
, 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
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
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
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, December 24, 1913.
He was interred in Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
.