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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | George L. Smith |
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Shreveport, Louisiana , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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December 11, 1837
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| Died | July 09, 1884
(46 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | SMITH, George Luke, a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Boston, Hillsboro County, N.H., December 11, 1837; completed preparatory studies and attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.; during the Civil War served in the Union Army; at the close of the war moved to Shreveport, La., and engaged in mercantile pursuits; held several local offices; member of the State house of representatives 1870-1872; proprietor of the Shreveport Southwestern Telegram; president of the Shreveport Savings Bank & Trust Co.; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Samuel Peters and served from November 24, 1873, to March 3, 1875; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; appointed collector of customs at the port of New Orleans by President Hayes and served from May 4, 1878, to February 20, 1879; moved to Hot Springs, Ark., and engaged in the real estate business until his death in that city on July 9, 1884; interment in the West Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
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