George Ross Smith

American politician

George Ross Smith


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Frank Nye
Succeeded by	Ernest Lundeen

Personal details
Born	(1864-05-28)May 28, 1864 St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1952(1952-11-07) (aged 88) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Minnesota

George Ross Smith (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.

Early life and education

He was born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and Sauk Centre (Minnesota) Academy; was graduated from the law school of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1893.^[1]

Legal career

He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Minneapolis. He became a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1903, and was a judge of the probate court of Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1907 to 1913.

Political career

He elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and taught law classes at Minneapolis-Minnesota Law School.

Death

He died in Minneapolis on November 7, 1952, and was buried at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.^[2]

References

^ Shutter, Marion D.; McLaine, J. S., eds. (1897). Progressive Men of Minnesota. The Minneapolis Journal. p. 471. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Judge Smith, Lawmaker, Dies at 88". Star Tribune. November 8, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

United States Congress. "George Ross Smith (id: S000540)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

George Ross Smith at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Frank Nye	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th congressional district 1913 – 1917	Succeeded by Ernest Lundeen

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota

Districts 1–8 (active)
1st district	Territorial Delegate, 1849–1858 Sibley Rice Kingsbury 1863–1933 Windom Wilkinson Dunnell While T. Wilson Dunnell Harries Tawney Anderson Furlow Christgau 1935–present Andresen Quie Erdahl Penny Gutknecht Walz J. Hagedorn Finstad
2nd district	1863–1933 Donnelly E.M. Wilson Averill Strait Poehler Strait Wakefield Lind McCleary Hammond Ellsworth Clague 1935–present Ryan O'Hara Nelsen T. Hagedorn Weber Minge Kennedy Kline Lewis Craig
3rd district	1873–1933 Averill King Stewart Washburn Strait MacDonald D. Hall O. Hall Heatwole Davis Andresen 1935–present Lundeen Teigan Alexander Gale Gallagher MacKinnon Wier MacGregor Frenzel Ramstad Paulsen Phillips
4th district	1883–1933 Washburn Gilfillan Rice Snider Castle Kiefer Stevens Van Dyke Keller Maas 1935–present Maas Starkey Devitt McCarthy Karth Vento McCollum
5th district	1883–1933 Nelson Comstock Halvorson Fletcher Lind Fletcher Nye Smith Lundeen Newton W. Nolan 1935–present Christianson D. Johnson Youngdahl Judd Fraser Sabo Ellison Omar
6th district	1893–1933 Baldwin Towne Morris Buckman Lindbergh H. Knutson 1935–present H. Knutson Marshall Olson Zwach R. Nolan Weber Sikorski Grams Luther Kennedy Bachmann Emmer
7th district	1893–1933 Boen Eddy Volstead O. Kvale P. Kvale 1935–present P. Kvale Andersen Langen Bergland Stangeland Peterson Fischbach
8th district	1903–1933 Bede Miller Carss Larson Carss Pittenger 1935–present Pittenger Bernard Pittenger Blatnik Oberstar Cravaack R. Nolan Stauber

Districts 9–10 and statewide general ticket (obsolete)
9th district	1903–33 Steenerson Wefald Selvig 1935–63 Buckler Hagen C. Knutson Langen
10th district	1915–33 Schall Goodwin
General ticket	1858–63 Cavanaugh Phelps Windom Aldrich 1913–15 Manahan 1933–35 Arens Chase Christianson Hoidale Johnson H. Knutson P. Kvale Lundeen Shoemaker