Lawrence H. Smith
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Lawrence Henry Smith (September 15, 1892 - January 22, 1958) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Smith attended the public schools and the State Teachers College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1923. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Racine, Wisconsin. During the First World War served as a first lieutenant of Infantry, Thirty-second Division from 1917 to 1919.
Smith was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen Bolles. He was reelected to the Seventy-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from August 29, 1941, until his death in the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 22, 1958. He was interred in West Lawn Memorial Park, Racine, Wisconsin.
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| Preceded by Stephen Bolles |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin 1941-1958 |
Succeeded by Gerald T. Flynn |
