Difference between revisions of "Clyde H. Smith"
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| − | During his tenure in the | + | During his tenure in the state Senate, Smith vigorously opposed the Maine [[Ku Klux Klan]] as well as Gov. Ralph Owen Brewster, who had no record of public racist bigotry yet nonetheless refused to denounce the KKK.<ref>Burnham, Emily (July 6, 2020). [https://bangordailynews.com/2020/07/06/arts-culture/this-maine-governor-never-publicly-embraced-the-klan-but-he-never-disavowed-its-support/ This Maine governor never publicly embraced the Klan, but he never disavowed its support]. ''Bangor Daily News''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> |
===U.S. House of Representatives=== | ===U.S. House of Representatives=== | ||
Revision as of 12:12, August 20, 2021
| Clyde H. Smith | |
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| Former U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940 | |
| Predecessor | Edward C. Moran, Jr. |
| Successor | Margaret Chase Smith |
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| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Chase Smith |
Clyde Harold Smith (June 9, 1876 – April 8, 1940) was an entrepreneur[1] and Maine Republican who served as a U.S. representative from the state's 2nd congressional district until his death. He was the late husband of Margaret Chase Smith, who succeeded him in the House and later elected to the Senate for four terms.
Political career
During his tenure in the state Senate, Smith vigorously opposed the Maine Ku Klux Klan as well as Gov. Ralph Owen Brewster, who had no record of public racist bigotry yet nonetheless refused to denounce the KKK.[2]
U.S. House of Representatives
Smith died in office on August 8, 1940, prior to which he advocated the congressional district's constituents to elect his wife, the former Margaret Chase, to the House seat:[1]
| “ | I know of no one else who has the full knowledge of my ideas and plans or is as well qualified as she is, to carry on these ideas or my unfinished work for the district. | ” |
Margaret Chase Smith won the special election and later was elected to the United States Senate, where she was known for being a foe of Joseph McCarthy, who exposed communist infiltration of the State Department and the U.S. Army. She established a reputation as a Moderate Republican while her late husband was considered a conservative.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Representative Clyde Harold Smith of Maine. US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ Burnham, Emily (July 6, 2020). This Maine governor never publicly embraced the Klan, but he never disavowed its support. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ FascinatingPolitics (October 18, 2020). The True Senate Female Firsts: Hattie Caraway, Margaret Chase Smith, and Maurine Neuberger. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile via Maine: An Encyclopedia
- Profile at Find a Grave
Further information
- Resources via Social Networks and Archival Context