Francis R. Smith
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Frank Smith | |
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Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee |
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In office December 28, 1963 – December 1, 1967 |
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Preceded by | Bill Green, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Bill Green, III |
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner | |
In office January 18, 1955 – January 15, 1963 |
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Governor | George Leader David Lawrence |
Preceded by | James F. Malone, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Audrey Kelly |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
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Preceded by | Fred Gartner |
Succeeded by | Fred Pracht |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
September 25, 1911
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Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | St. Joseph’s College |
Francis Raphael "Frank" Smith (September 25, 1911 – December 9, 1982) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Smith was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia in 1933, and from the law department of Temple University in Philadelphia in 1938. He was a bank examiner with the Pennsylvania State Banking Department in 1938 and 1939. He unsuccessfully sought election to one of Philadelphia County's allotted at-large seats in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1938.
Smith was elected as a Democrat to the 77th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942. After his term in Congress, he became a United States Marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, serving from January 29, 1943, until his resignation on April 30, 1945. He was appointed collector of internal revenue at Philadelphia on May 1, 1945, and served in that capacity until 1952. In 1955, Governor George Leader appointed Smith State Insurance Commissioner. In December 1963, he was elected to succeed the recently deceased Congressman Bill Green as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party.[1] He was also an elected member of the Board of Revision of Taxes of Philadelphia and member of Board of View of Philadelphia.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1941-1943 |
Succeeded by Fred Pracht |
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Preceded by
James F. Malone, Jr.
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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner 1955–1963 |
Succeeded by Audrey Kelly |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee 1963–1967 |
Succeeded by Bill Green, III |
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