About Stanley E. Smith Jr.
Lived 1919 – 1973 (aged 53–54). Stanley E. Smith Jr. was an American politician.
Stanley Eugene Smith Jr. (September7, 1919 August 9, 1973) was an American Democratic politician who was mayor of Perry, Georgia from 1954 to 1960, and served in the Georgia State Senate for the 18th district until 1973.
Smith was elected as the mayor of Perry, Georgia in 1954, replacing Mayo Davis. Smith served three two-year terms and was succeeded by Milton Beckham in 1960. Smith then served in the Georgia State Senate from 1962 to 1973, representing the newly created 18th district. He defeated William J. Wilson in the 1962 election. Smith was unseated in the primary by Ed Barker in 1972.
In 1943, Smith married Carolyn Coleman, a history teacher at Perry High School. They had two daughters, Lynn and Susan.
Smith died on August 9, 1973, at Houston County Hospital.
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Stanley E. Smith Jr. was born in 1919.
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