Hoke Smith

Hoke Smith
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
November 16, 1911 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byJoseph M. Terrell
Succeeded byThomas E. Watson
58th Governor of Georgia
In office
July 1, 1911 – November 16, 1911
Preceded byJoseph Mackey Brown
Succeeded byJohn M. Slaton
In office
June 29, 1907 – June 26, 1909
Preceded byJoseph M. Terrell
Succeeded byJoseph Mackey Brown
19th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
March 6, 1893 – September 1, 1896
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byJohn Willock Noble
Succeeded byDavid R. Francis
Personal details
Born
Michael Hoke Smith

(1855-09-02)September 2, 1855
Newton, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1931(1931-11-27) (aged 76)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeOakland Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBirdie Cobb
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Michael Hoke Smith (September 2, 1855 – November 27, 1931) was an American attorney, politician, and newspaper owner who served as United States secretary of the interior (1893–1896), 58th governor of Georgia (1907–1909, 1911), and a United States senator (1911–1920) from Georgia. He was a leader of the progressive movement in the South and in the successful campaign to disenfranchise African American voters in 1907.[1]

  1. ^ Dewey W. Grantham, "Hoke Smith: Progressive Governor of Georgia, 1907-1909." Journal of Southern History 15.4 (1949): 423-440.