Hoke Smith
Hoke Smith | |
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Governor of Georgia | |
In office July 1, 1911 – November 16, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Mackey Brown |
Succeeded by | John M. Slaton |
In office June 29, 1907 – June 26, 1909 | |
Preceded by | Joseph M. Terrell |
Succeeded by | Joseph Mackey Brown |
19th United States Secretary of the Interior | |
In office March 6, 1893 – September 1, 1896 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | John Willock Noble |
Succeeded by | David R. Francis |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Hoke Smith September 2, 1855 Newton, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | November 27, 1931 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Birdie Cobb |
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Michael Hoke Smith (September 2, 1855 – November 27, 1931) was an American attorney, politician, and
Biography
Early years and education
Smith was born in
Law practice
Smith maintained a small office in the James building downtown. His practice began to grow when he began to argue injury suits.
Political service
Smith served as chairman of the
Smith was appointed as
Smith returned to Atlanta and resumed his lucrative law practice netting around $25,000 per year and slowly rebuilt his local reputation.[9] In April 1900 he sold his interests in the Journal and tried many other investments but the only ones that did well were real estate in the Atlanta area. He was instrumental in organizing the North Avenue Presbyterian Church (which still stands) and was re-elected to the Atlanta Board of Education.[10]
Smith allied himself with Bryan's vice presidential candidate,
In 1911 while still governor, he was chosen by the Georgia General Assembly to fill out the term of United States Senator
Death and legacy
Smith died in 1931 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, the last surviving member of the Cleveland Cabinet and the second Cleveland Administration.
Hoke Smith High School (1947–1985) once stood at 535 Hill Street SE, in Atlanta. During World War II, a Liberty ship was named the SS Hoke Smith.[14] The Hoke Smith Annex Building on the campus of the University of Georgia was named in honor of the late senator.[15]
References
- ^ Dewey W. Grantham, "Hoke Smith: Progressive Governor of Georgia, 1907-1909." Journal of Southern History 15.4 (1949): 423-440.
- ^ a b c Duncan Maysilles (July 19, 2017). "Hoke Smith (1855–1931)". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0118-6.
- ^ Grantham, p.17
- ^ Grantham, p.21
- JSTOR 2198381.
- ISBN 978-0820335476.
- ^ Grantham, p.110
- ^ Grantham, p.113
- ^ Grantham, p.118
- ^ Michael Perman, The Struggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908, 288
- ^ Perman, Struggle for Mastery, 288-290.
- ^ Smith, Zachary (2012). "Tom Watson and Resistance to Federal War Policies in Georgia during World War I". Journal of Southern History. 78 (2): 301.
- ^ Kenneth Rogers Photographs. "Launch of the SS Hoke Smith". Atlanta History Center - Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Hoke Smith Annex". University of Georgia. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
External links
- Vanishing Georgia - Photograph of a political rally for the gubernatorial race of 1906, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, 1906
- United States Congress. "Hoke Smith (id: S000551)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward, 2nd edition, (Oxford University Press: 1966) pp. 86–91.