About Fred J. Smith
Lived 1899 – 1988 (aged 88–89). Fred J. Smith was an American politician.
Fred J. Smith (July 4, 1899 – October 19, 1988) was an American state legislator in Illinois. He served numerous terms in the Illinois House and them the Illinois Senate.
Early life His date and place of birth are contended. According to his obituary Smith was born Chattanooga, Tennessee and born circa being aged 89 at his death in 1988. The Journal of the Senate in 1989 says he was born in Chattanooga but on July 4, 1893. The 1971 Illinois Blue Book listed his birth as being on July 4, 1899 in Chattanooga.
Smith was educated in public schools in Chattanooga. He was further educated at the Christian Institute at Roger Williams University and at Fisk University.
He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1954 serving from 1955 to 1979 representing the 3rd, then 11th and finally the 22nd districts.
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American politician
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Fred J. Smith was born on 4 July 1899.
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Fred J. Smith died in 1988.
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Fred J. Smith was a politician.
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