George Ross Smith
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George Ross Smith | |
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| 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 |
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| Born | May 28, 1864 St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1952 (aged 88) |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Minnesota |
George Ross Smith (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a U.S. representative from Minnesota.
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.
