Henry P. Smith III

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Henry P. Smith III (September 29, 1911 - October 1, 1995) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Smith was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933 and Cornell Law School in 1936. He was mayor of North Tonawanda, New York from 1961 until 1963. He was elected to Congress in 1964 and served from January 3, 1965 until January 3, 1975. After serving in Congress, Smith spent time as chairman of the United States section of the International Joint Commission and as executive director of the Association to Unite the Democracies.

Preceded by William E. Miller	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 40th congressional district 1965–1973	Succeeded by District 40 eliminated after the 1970 Census
Preceded by Frank Horton	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 36th congressional district 1973–1975	Succeeded by John J. LaFalce

[edit] Sources

• Henry P. Smith III at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[edit] External links

• Henry P. Smith III at Find A Grave