Addison T. Smith

Addison T. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Idaho's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byHimself (from At-Large)
Succeeded byThomas C. Coffin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Idaho's At-Large district
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by(new seat)
Succeeded byHimself (to 2nd District)
Personal details
Born
Addison Taylor Smith

September 5, 1862
Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 1956(1956-07-05) (aged 93)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mary Fairchild Smith
(m. 1889; died 1947)
[1]
Children3 sons:
Hugh Fairchild Smith
Benjamin Taylor Smith
Walter Shoup Smith
Residence(s)Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Alma materGeorge Washington University Law School, 1895
ProfessionAttorney

Addison Taylor Smith (September 5, 1862 – July 5, 1956) was a congressman from Idaho. Smith served as a Republican in the U.S. House for ten terms, from 1913 to 1933.[1]

Born in Cambridge, Ohio, Smith began his political career in 1891 in Washington, D.C. as a secretary for Republican U.S. Senator George L. Shoup of Idaho. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1895 and served on Shoup's staff until the senator's 1900 election defeat. In 1903 Smith joined the staff of U.S. Senator Weldon B. Heyburn, another Idaho Republican. Smith also served as secretary of the Idaho Republican Party.[2]

By 1905 Smith established a residence in Idaho at Twin Falls.[3] He was appointed as registrar of the United States Land Office in Boise in 1907.

  1. ^ a b "Former solon Addison Smith succumbs at 93". Lewiston Morning Tribune. July 6, 1956. p. 1.
  2. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed 29 June 2007
  3. ^ Twin Falls Weekly News Reference Access Index Archived July 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 29 June 2007