John A. Smith (Mississippi politician)

John A. Smith
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Greene County district
In office January 1896 – January 1904
Personal details
Born	(1847-01-13)January 13, 1847 Mississippi
Died	May 15, 1910(1910-05-15) (aged 63)
Political party	Democrat

John Andrew Smith (January 13, 1847 - May 15, 1910) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Greene County, from 1896 to 1904.[1][2]

Biography

John Andrew Smith was born on January 13, 1847, in Mississippi.[1][3] He served as the county supervisor of Greene County, Mississippi, for 3 terms.[2] Smith first represented Greene County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1896–1900 term.[2][4] He served again for the 1900–1904 term.[1][2] He died on May 15, 1910, and was buried in Mutual Rights Cemetery in Greene County.[3]

Personal life

Smith was a Methodist.[1] He married Spicy Kittrell.[2] Their daughter, Eleanor Almeada, was married to Columbus W. Walley, a Mississippi state senator from 1916 to 1920.[2]

References

1. Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 91.
2. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 759.
3. "Greene County Mississippi Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
4. Mississippi (1898). Department Reports. p. 18.