About Vernon K. Smith
Lived 1913 – 1966 (aged 52–53). Vernon K. Smith was an American politician.
Vernon K. Smith (c. 1913 – May 2, 1966) was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1962. Smith was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Robert E. Smylie.
Smith was noted for his pro-gambling views, and ran on that platform in 1962.
He died at Boise of a heart attack in May 1966. He was 53.
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American politician
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Vernon K. Smith was born in 1913.
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Vernon K. Smith died in 1966.
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Vernon K. Smith was a politician.
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