George Ross Smith

George Ross Smith ( born May 28, 1864 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, † November 7, 1952 in Minneapolis, Minnesota ) was an American politician. Between 1913 and 1917 he represented the state of Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Smith attended the public schools of his home and the Sauk Centre Academy in Wisconsin. After a subsequent law studies at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and his made ​​in 1893 admitted to the bar, he began practicing in his new profession in Minneapolis. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party.

In 1903, Smith was elected to the House of Representatives from Minnesota. Between 1907 and 1913 he served as judge of the probate court in Hennepin County. In the congressional elections of 1912, Smith was in the fifth electoral district of Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Frank Nye on March 4, 1913. After a re-election in 1914 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1917 two legislative sessions. During this time the 14th Amendment was passed, by which the direct election of U.S. senators was prescribed. In the 1916 election, Smith was not confirmed.

After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Smith worked again as a lawyer. He also taught at the Minneapolis- Minnesota Law School, the Law Faculty. George Smith died on November 7, 1952 in Minneapolis and was also buried there.