| William Howell Smathers | |
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| United States Senator from New Jersey |
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| In office April 15, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | William W. Barbour |
| Succeeded by | Albert W. Hawkes |
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| Born | January 7, 1891 Haywood County, North Carolina |
| Died | September 24, 1955 (aged 64) Asheville, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Howell Smathers (January 7, 1891 – September 24, 1955) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from 1937 to 1943.
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Smathers was born on a plantation near Waynesville, North Carolina. He attended public school and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Smathers was graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1911 and was admitted to the bar in 1912, commencing practice in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Smathers was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 1935. He served one term in the U.S. Senate, losing his bid for reelection in 1942.
He returned to his law practice in Atlantic City until his retirement to Waynesville. He died on September 24, 1955.[1] He was the uncle of Florida Senator George Smathers.
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by W. Warren Barbour |
United States Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey 1937–1943 Served alongside: A. Harry Moore, John G. Milton, W. Warren Barbour |
Succeeded by Albert W. Hawkes |
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| Preceded by Percy H. Stewart |
Democratic Nominee for the U.S. Senate (Class 2) from New Jersey 1936, 1942 |
Succeeded by Archibald S. Alexander |
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