Elliott F. Smith
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Elliott F. Smith | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 16th district | |
In office January 10, 1978 – January 10, 1984 Serving with Walter J. Kavanaugh | |
Preceded by | John H. Ewing |
Succeeded by | John S. Penn |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York | February 11, 1931
Died | March 1987 (aged 55–56) |
Political party | Republican |
Elliott F. Smith (February 11, 1931 – March 1987) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1984, representing the 16th Legislative District.[1][2]
Born in New York City, Smith grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey and attended Somerville High School before studying agriculture at Rutgers University.[3] A resident of the Belle Mead section of Hillsborough Township, Smith was a partner of Sentry Electric Company.[2]
In 1974, Smith was appointed to fill the seat on the Hillsborough Township Committee that became vacant when Warren Nevins resigned to take a seat on the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Walter H. Waggonner (1977-10-14). "G .O .P . Faces Aggressive Challenge In Central Jersey Assembly Race". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ a b Martin Waldron (1978-02-26). "The Legislature-A Profile Of Changing Power". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984, p. 189. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Elliott F. Smith, Rep., Hillsborough - Mr. Smith was born in New York City Feb. 11, 1931. He attended Hillsborough Township elementary schools, Somerville High School, and Rutgers University, where he studied agriculture and was graduated in 1953."
- ^ "Hillsborough fills committee post", Courier News, May 22, 1974. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Mayor Cosmo Iacavazzi has announced that Elliott F. Smith of East Mountain Road will be appointed to the Township Committee on June 11 to fill the unexpired term of Warren Nevins who resigned this month after his appointment to the Somerset County Board of Freeholders. Smith, 43, who owns an electrical contracting business had served one three-year term on the governing body and now is a member of the Environmental Commission."
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- 1931 births
- 1987 deaths
- New Jersey city council members
- Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- People from Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
- Politicians from Somerset County, New Jersey
- Somerville High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Rutgers University alumni
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century New Jersey politicians