Elliott F. Smith

Elliott F. Smith
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
January 10, 1978 – January 10, 1984
Serving with Walter J. Kavanaugh
Preceded byJohn H. Ewing
Succeeded byJohn S. Penn
Personal details
Born(1931-02-11)February 11, 1931
New York City, New York
DiedMarch 1987 (aged 55–56)
Political partyRepublican

Elliott F. Smith (February 11, 1931 – March 1987) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1984, representing the 16th Legislative District.[1][2]

Born in New York City, Smith grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey and attended Somerville High School before studying agriculture at Rutgers University.[3] A resident of the Belle Mead section of Hillsborough Township, Smith was a partner of Sentry Electric Company.[2]

In 1974, Smith was appointed to fill the seat on the Hillsborough Township Committee that became vacant when Warren Nevins resigned to take a seat on the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[4]

  1. ^ Walter H. Waggonner (1977-10-14). "G .O .P . Faces Aggressive Challenge In Central Jersey Assembly Race". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ^ a b Martin Waldron (1978-02-26). "The Legislature-A Profile Of Changing Power". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984, p. 189. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Elliott F. Smith, Rep., Hillsborough - Mr. Smith was born in New York City Feb. 11, 1931. He attended Hillsborough Township elementary schools, Somerville High School, and Rutgers University, where he studied agriculture and was graduated in 1953."
  4. ^ "Hillsborough fills committee post", Courier News, May 22, 1974. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Mayor Cosmo Iacavazzi has announced that Elliott F. Smith of East Mountain Road will be appointed to the Township Committee on June 11 to fill the unexpired term of Warren Nevins who resigned this month after his appointment to the Somerset County Board of Freeholders. Smith, 43, who owns an electrical contracting business had served one three-year term on the governing body and now is a member of the Environmental Commission."