Edward Smith (disambiguation)
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There have been several notable people with the name Edward Smith:
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[edit] English People
- Edward John Smith (1850-1912), captain of the RMS Titanic, when it sank
- Edward Smith (1899?-1940), recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War
- Edward Smith (drug dealer)
[edit] New Zealand People
- Edward Metcalfe Smith, leader of Taranaki district of New Zealand in 1899, 1902, and 1905, second place in 1896 general election
[edit] United States Politicians
[edit] Federal Government
- Edward Henry Smith (1809-1885), of New York. Born in New York. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1861-63. Interment at St. James' Protestant Episcopal Cemetery, St. James, Long Island, N.Y.
- Edward Smith (diplomat), U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Mexico, 1852.
[edit] State Politics
- Edward Smith (Ohio politician), of Ohio. Candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1850.
- Edward Smith (West Virginia politician), of Brooke County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1867.
- Edward Smith (New York state politician), of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1933, 1935.
- Edward Smith (West Virginia Democratic politician), of Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Barbour County Democratic Party, 1945-46.
- Edward B. Smith, Jr., of Wayne County, Mich. American Independent candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 28th District, 1976.
- Edward Curtis Smith (January 5 1854 - April 6 1925), of Vermont. Son of John Gregory Smith, Gov. of Vermont, 1898-1900.
- Edward D. Smith, Candidate for Minnesota state senate 47th District, 1942.
- Edward Grandison Smith (1868-1944), of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, West Milford, W.Va.
- Edward H. L. Smith, of Long Island, New York. Democratic candidate for New York state senate 1st District, 1928.
- Edward L. Smith (Michigan politician), of Kent County, Mich. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1929-30; defeated in primary, 1924.
- Edward North Smith, also known as Edward N. Smith — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1915; Justice of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1925-36.
- Edward O. Smith, of Illinois. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Macon and Piatt counties, 1847.
[edit] City Politics
- Edward L. Smith (Hartford politician), of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, 1910-12.
- Edward Parsons Smith (September 30, 1860–May 21, 1930), of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, 1918-21.
[edit] Partisan Politics
- Edward Smith (Illinois Democratic politician), of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
- Edward T. Smith, of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004.
- Edward W. Smith, of Morton, Delaware County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
[edit] Other United States people
- Edward Elmer Smith (1890-1965), better known as E.E. "Doc" Smith, science fiction author who wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series, among others
- Edward Smith (actor) an actor