Ellison D. Smith

Ellison D. Smith
Smith in 1923
United States Senator
from South Carolina
In office
March 4, 1909 – November 17, 1944
Preceded byFrank B. Gary
Succeeded byWilton E. Hall
Dean of the United States Senate
In office
January 19, 1940 – November 17, 1944
Preceded byWilliam Borah
Succeeded byKenneth McKellar
Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
In office
1933–1944
Preceded byCharles L. McNary
Succeeded byElmer Thomas
Chairman of the Committee on Interstate Commerce
In office
1924–1925
Preceded byAlbert B. Cummins
Succeeded byJames E. Watson
In office
1917–1919
Preceded byFrancis G. Newlands
Succeeded byAlbert B. Cummins
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Sumter County
In office
January 12, 1897 – January 8, 1901
Personal details
Born
Ellison DuRant Smith

(1864-08-01)August 1, 1864
Lynchburg, South Carolina
DiedNovember 17, 1944(1944-11-17) (aged 80)
Lynchburg, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Martha Cornelia Moorer
(m. 1892; died 1893)
Annie Brunson Farley
(m. 1906)
Children5
Residence(s)Lynchburg, South Carolina

Ellison DuRant Smith (August 1, 1864 – November 17, 1944) was an American cotton planter, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944.

Smith was widely known for his virulently racist and segregationist views, his advocacy of white supremacy, and his support for the Southern cotton industry, earning him the nickname “Cotton Ed”.