About William H. Smathers
Lived 1891 – 1955 (aged 64). William H. Smathers was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
William Howell Smathers (January 7, 1891 – September 24, 1955) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from 1937 to 1943.
Biography Smathers was born on January 7, 1891, on a plantation near Waynesville, North Carolina.
He attended public school and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Smathers was graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1911 and was admitted to the bar in 1912, commencing practice in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he served as a judge of the common pleas court of Atlantic City from 1922 to 1932. Additionally, he served as the first assistant Attorney General of New Jersey, from 1934 to 1936.
Legacy He was the uncle of Florida Senator George Smathers.
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Who was William H. Smathers?
American politician (1891–1955)
When was William H. Smathers born?
William H. Smathers was born on 7 January 1891 in Haywood County.
When did William H. Smathers die?
William H. Smathers died on 24 September 1955 in Asheville.
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William H. Smathers was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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William H. Smathers was American.
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