Charles C. Smith
32nd Auditor General of Pennsylvania
In office
1957–1961
GovernorGeorge M. Leader
David L. Lawrence
Preceded byCharles R. Barber
Succeeded byThomas Minehart
75th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 6, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded byHerbert Sorg
Succeeded byHiram Andrews
Republican Leader of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1955 – November 30, 1956
Preceded byAlbert Johnson
Succeeded byAlbert Johnson
In office
January 2, 1951 – November 30, 1952
Preceded byCharles Brunner
Succeeded byAlbert Johnson
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Philadelphia County district
In office
January 2, 1945 – November 30, 1956
Personal details
BornOctober 8, 1908
DiedDecember 22, 1970 (1970-12-23) (aged 62)
Political partyRepublican

Charles C. Smith (October 8, 1908 – December 22, 1970) was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Smith was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1944 and served through 1956.[1]

Smith was sworn in on October 4, 1943, to serve the remainder of the 1943 term, and reelected to the House to six consecutive terms thereafter. [2]

He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Biography

Charles is a representative from Philadelphia County, and was born, October 8, in 1908. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1927, and after college he became a partner in a fuel business firm Smith and Boyd. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b State of Pennsylvania
  2. ^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "CHARLES C. SMITH". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "CHARLES C. SMITH". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
Political offices Preceded byCharles Barber Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1957–1961 Succeeded byThomas Minehart Preceded byHerbert Sorg Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1953–1954 Succeeded byHiram Andrews Party political offices Preceded byCharles Barber Republican nominee for Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1956 (won) Succeeded byRobert Kent Preceded byAlbert Johnson Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1955–1956 Succeeded byAlbert Johnson Preceded byCharles Brunner Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1951–1952
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