Larkin I. Smith
Larkin I. Smith | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 5th district | |
In office January 3, 1989 – August 13, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Trent Lott |
Succeeded by | Gene Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S. | June 26, 1944
Died | August 13, 1989 Perry County, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 45)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Sheila Smith |
Residence(s) | Gulfport, Mississippi |
Profession | Law enforcement officer |
Larkin Irvin Smith (June 26, 1944 – August 13, 1989) was an American Congressman from Mississippi serving for seven months until he was killed in a plane crash in Perry County, Mississippi in 1989.
Smith was born in Poplarville, Mississippi to Nona Orene Bounds and her husband Hezekiah K. Smith Sr. Smith was named after his maternal grandfather Larkin Bounds and his maternal uncle Irvin E. Bounds. He received his bachelor's degree from William Carey University and then served at various positions in the police forces in both Pearl River and then Harrison counties. He became the police chief in Gulfport and thereafter the Harrison County sheriff.
In 1988, Smith ran for the
He defeated
Taylor would succeed Smith in a
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
External links
- United States Congress. "Larkin I. Smith (id: S000584)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN