Edward Smith (disambiguation)

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There have been several notable people with the name Edward Smith:

Contents 1 English People 2 New Zealand People 3 United States Politicians 3.1 Federal Government 3.2 State Politics 3.3 City Politics 3.4 Partisan Politics 4 Other United States people 5 Source

[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

[edit] Source

• The Political Graveyard