Thomas Francis Smith

Thomas Francis Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th district
In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by	Peter J. Dooling
Succeeded by	William Bourke Cockran
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district
In office April 12, 1917 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Michael F. Conry
Succeeded by	Peter J. Dooling
Personal details
Born	(1865-07-24)July 24, 1865 New York City
Died	April 11, 1923(1923-04-11) (aged 57) New York City
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Manhattan College New York Law School
Occupation	Attorney Reporter

Thomas Francis Smith (July 24, 1865 – April 11, 1923) was a lawyer and politician from New York.

Biography

Smith was born in New York City on July 24, 1865. He attended St. Francis Xavier College, Manhattan College, and the New York Law School from 1899 to 1901. He subsequently became a reporter on the staff of the New York World and the New York Tribune, and then a clerk of the city court in 1898–1917. Smith was admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced practice in New York City.

Smith began his political career as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1915 and to the Democratic National Convention in 1916. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Michael F. Conry, and was reelected to the Sixty-sixth, to serve from April 12, 1917, to March 3, 1921. Smith was not a candidate for renomination in 1920, but instead became the public administrator of New York from April 1, 1921, until his death in a taxicab accident in New York City on April 11, 1923. Smith was interred in Calvary Cemetery, in Long Island City, New York.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• SMITH, Thomas Francis at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Thomas Francis Smith entry at The Political Graveyard
• Thomas Francis Smith at Find a Grave