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David Highbaugh Smith

For other people with the same name, see David H. Smith (disambiguation).
David H. Smith
A man with dark hair and a mustache wearing a dark coat and white shirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907
Preceded byJohn W. Lewis
Succeeded byBen Johnson
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 13th district
In office
August 3, 1885 – January 1, 1894
Preceded byClaiborne J. Walton
Succeeded byB. C. Gardner
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1881-1883
Personal details
Born(1854-12-19)December 19, 1854
Hart County, Kentucky
DiedDecember 17, 1928(1928-12-17) (aged 73)
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Resting placeRed Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionLawyer

David Highbaugh Smith (December 19, 1854 – December 17, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Hammonville, Hart County, Kentucky, Smith attended the public schools and the colleges at Horse Cave, Leitchfield, and Hartford, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Superintendent of common schools for LaRue County in 1878. County attorney for LaRue County 1878–1881. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881–1883. He served in the State senate 1885–1893, and as president pro tempore 1891–1893.

Smith was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907).[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906. He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1905 to conduct the impeachment trial proceedings against Charles Swayne, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He resumed the practice of law. He served as president of the Farmers' National Bank of Hodgenville, Kentucky. He died in Hodgenville, Kentucky, December 17, 1928. He was interred in Red Hill Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 38. Retrieved 2 July 2023.


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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 4th congressional district
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907 		Succeeded by
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