Vernon Eugene Smith
![Vernon E. [Gene] Smith](/scanned/members/photos/thumbnails/S/Smith_V_54.jpg)
Full Name: Vernon Eugene "Gene" Smith, Sr.
Birth date: February 3, 1921
Death date: July 23, 1985
Birth date: February 3, 1921
Death date: July 23, 1985
Terms of Service
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House,
54th
(1)
Legislature
1/11/1955 - 9/21/1955
Democrat
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House,
53rd Legislature
1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
Democrat
Biographical Notes and Resources
Selected Newspaper articlesPhotographs
- Photograph. Vernon E. (Gene) Smith, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Vernon E. [Gene] Smith, State Preservation Board
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Other Resources
- Vernon Eugene Smith, Sr., death date 7/23/1985 in Tarrant County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
- United States Army Air Corps, World War II. Obituary, "Former State Legislator 'Gene' Smith, 64, Dies," 7/26/1985. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
- Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .
Committee Information
- 54th R.S. - 1955
- Local and Uncontested Bills (Vice Chair)
- 53rd R.S. - 1953