Howard W. Smith | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chair of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Speaker | Sam Rayburn John W. McCormack |
| Preceded by | Leo E. Allen |
| Succeeded by | William M. Colmer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1967 At-large: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | R. Walton Moore |
| Succeeded by | William L. Scott |
| Judge of Virginia's 16th Judicial Court | |
| In office 1929–1930 | |
| Head of Alexandria's Corporation Court | |
| In office 1922–1928 | |
| Commonwealth's Attorney of Alexandria | |
| In office 1918–1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Worth Smith February 2, 1883 Broad Run, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 1976 (aged 93) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Little Georgetown Cemetery Broad Run, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Lillian Proctor
(m. 1913–1919)Ann Corcoran (m. 1923) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Howard Worth Smith (February 2, 1883 – October 3, 1976) was an American politician. A Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, he was a leader of the informal but powerful conservative coalition.[3]
- ^ Ticer, Patsy; Saslaw, Richard L.; Ebbin, Adam; Moran, Brian; Van Landingham, Marian (February 13, 2004). "SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 186 On the death of Howard Worth Smith, Jr". Virginia General Assembly. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ Dierenfield, Bruce (April 7, 2011). "Smith, Howard Worth (1883–1976)". In Brendan Wolfe (ed.). Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith, Howard Worth (1883–1976)". www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved July 21, 2019.