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John R. Smith

John Randoff Smith

Full Name: John Randoff Smith
Date of birth: January 30, 1855
Date of death: December 27, 1923

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 14 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th   Democrat Farmersville / Collin   Collin
H 14 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th   Democrat Aleo / Collin   Collin

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
27th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Farmersville / Collin
Counties in district:
Collin

Legislatures:
26th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Aleo / Collin
Counties in district:
Collin

Biographical Information

  • Obituary, "Hon. J.R. Smith Dies on Thursday Near Farmersville: Was Legislator Two Terms From This County," 12/28/1923, p. 1. John R. Smith, death date 12/27/1923, age "68 years, 9 months, and a few days old." Born in North Carolina, Democrat. McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette.
  • Brief biographical sketch, John R. Smith, p. 207. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

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