John R. Smith
Agricultural commissioner in North Carolina
About John R. Smith
Lived 1824 – 1911 (aged 87).
John R. Smith (July 1837 – April 14, 1921) was an American politician who served as the sixth North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
Smith was born in July 1837. He married twice.
Smith was a Republican. Upon uncovering evidence of misconduct, Russell arranged for Smith swap to positions with James M. Mewborne, the commissioner of agriculture. The State Board of Agriculture elected him on December 14, 1897, to succeed Mewborne effective January 1, 1898. Smith was succeeded by Samuel L. Patterson in 1899.
Smith died at his home in Goldsboro on April 14, 1921.
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Who was John R. Smith?
agricultural commissioner in North Carolina
When was John R. Smith born?
John R. Smith was born on 11 January 1824 in Austin.
When did John R. Smith die?
John R. Smith died on 11 May 1911 in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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