Howard W. Smith

Howard W. Smith
Chair of the House Rules Committee
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967
SpeakerSam Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Preceded byLeo E. Allen
Succeeded byWilliam 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 byR. Walton Moore
Succeeded byWilliam L. Scott
Personal details
Born
Howard Worth Smith

(1883-02-02)February 2, 1883
Broad Run, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1976(1976-10-03) (aged 93)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeLittle Georgetown Cemetery
Broad Run, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Lillian Proctor
(m. 1913⁠–⁠1919)
d. flu pandemic
Ann Corcoran
(m. 1923)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Virginia (LL.B.)
ProfessionAttorney
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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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Smith, Howard Worth (1883–1976)". www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

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