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John Lee Smith Sr.
- Birth
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Chico, Wise County, Texas, USA
- Death
- 26 Sep 1963 (aged 69)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
- Burial
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Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Add to Map
- Plot
- Garden B Lot 45 Space 1
- Memorial ID
- 54256670 · View Source
- Maintained by: AvB
- Originally Created by: GenFreaks
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54256670/john_lee-smith: accessed ), memorial page for John Lee Smith Sr. (15 May 1894–26 Sep 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54256670, citing Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; Maintained by AvB (contributor 47833897).
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This is a photograph of an oil painting of Lieut. Gov. John Lee Smith. It hangs in perpetuity in the basement of the Texas state capitol in Austin, Texas. He was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas. His term as Lt.Governor lasted from January 19, 1943 to January 21, 1947.
The Texas Legislatures joined when John Lee Smith was Lt. Governor are listed below:
48 R.S. (January 12, 1943 - May 11, 1943)
49 R.S. (January 9, 1945 - June 5, 1945)
50 R.S. (January 14, 1947 - June 6, 1947)
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and the Lt. Gov. controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
The Texas Legislatures joined when John Lee Smith was Lt. Governor are listed below:
48 R.S. (January 12, 1943 - May 11, 1943)
49 R.S. (January 9, 1945 - June 5, 1945)
50 R.S. (January 14, 1947 - June 6, 1947)
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and the Lt. Gov. controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
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Certification of the Lieut. Gov. of Texas
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A photograph of Senator John Lee Smith of Throckmorton County Texas. Smith was elected to the Texas Senate in 1940.
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John Lee Smith was elected to the Texas 47th Senate in 1940. He represented Throckmorton County.
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32nd lieutenant governor 39th governor of TX Coke R. Stevenson
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John Lee Smith when he was Senator of
Throckmorton county,Texas.
Throckmorton county,Texas.
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1946
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John Lee Smith Sr. 1947
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John Lee Smith Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
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lt. governor John Lee Smith with wife Ruth Elrod Smith in capitol apartment 1942
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John Lee at tee with wife Ruth Smith at apartment in the capitol in Austin, Texas
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Smith family from left to right: John Lee jr., Ruby Coleen, John Lee senior, Ruth & Mark Spencer. This photo was taken in 1940.
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John Lee Smith with Ruth-
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Christmas 1944 or so with John Lee Smith & Ruth and Elrod relatives
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1941 John Lee Smith Sr. on the left in his WW1 uniform and his son John Lee Smith jr. in his WW2 uniform.
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John Lee Smith Sr. with wife Ruth in Austin,Tx 1929.
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In 1920, John Lee Smith was elected Throckmorton County Judge and was the youngest judge in Texas at the time. He served in that position until 1926, when he retired to complete his law education. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1927.
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John Lee Smith Sr. in uniform during World War I.
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John Lee Smith PFC in World War 1 Uniform
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John Lee Smith with fingers extended over heart bottom row far right
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From Left to right John Lee Smith, Henry Leonard Smith & sister Margaret Alva Smith 1910 or so...
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This photograph was taken on 11 May 1901.
From left to right: eldest son, John Lee Smith,father, Henry Hunter Smith, second son, Henry Leonard Smith, wife and mother, Margaret Ann (Lee) Smith, daughter, Margaret Alverta Smith.
From left to right: eldest son, John Lee Smith,father, Henry Hunter Smith, second son, Henry Leonard Smith, wife and mother, Margaret Ann (Lee) Smith, daughter, Margaret Alverta Smith.
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The 15th 1930 U.S. Census Austin, Travis County, Texas Lists John Lee Smith as a Roomer. He is married, is 35 years old, he is from Texas, his father is from Louisiana, his mother is from Tennessee, he is employed as a Texas Education Supervisor,he was in WW1.
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1920 census Throckmorton County
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13th US 1910 Census Throckmorton TX Henry H Smith M 43y LA
Maggie A Smith F 42y TN
John L Smith M 15y TX
Henry L Smith M 13y TX
Maggie A Smith F 11y TX
John L Smith M 15y TX
Henry L Smith M 13y TX
Maggie A Smith F 11y
Maggie A Smith F 42y TN
John L Smith M 15y TX
Henry L Smith M 13y TX
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1900 census with father Henry Hunter Smith
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John Lee Smith's birth certificate
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Obituary notice in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal newspaper
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