Claude Smith (politician)
Claude Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pima County district | |
| In office January 1925 – December 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Hayhurst Harry A. Drachman |
| Succeeded by | William C. Joyner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1891 Caddo, Oklahoma |
| Died | September 20, 1931 (aged 40) Tucson, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
Claude Smith was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the
Pima County
.
Biography
Smith was born on March 26, 1891, in
In 1924 he ran uncontested for one of two seats to the
Pima County in the Democrat's primary.[4] He and his fellow Democrat, T. W. Donnelly defeated their lone Republican opponent, John E. Van Buskirk, in the general election in November.[5] He did not run for re-election in 1926.[6] In November 1928, he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Louis R. Kempf as Pima County Attorney. Smith was selected over Fred Fickett.[2][7] In 1930 he did not run for re-election for the attorney position, instead choosing to run against Fickett, the incumbent, for Judge of the Superior Court. Fickett was re-elected.[3][8][9]
Smith died on September 20, 1931, from a
hemorrhage in the Veteran's hospital in Tucson.[3]
References
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