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H. Allen Smith (politician)

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H. Allen Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 20th district
In office
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byCarl Hinshaw
Succeeded byCarlos Moorhead
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 43rd district
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957
Preceded byC. Don Field
Succeeded byHoward J. Thelin
Personal details
BornHarold Allen Smith
(1909-10-08)October 8, 1909
Dixon, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 88)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California (BA, LLB)

Harold Allen Smith (October 8, 1909 – June 4, 1998) was an American politician who served eight terms as a Republican representative from California from 1957 to 1973.

Biography

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Born in Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, October 8, 1909, Smith was an F.B.I. agent and later a member of the California State Assembly from the 43rd district from 1949 to 1957, a presidential elector for California in 1956, and a representative from California's 20th congressional district from 1957 to 1973.

Tenure

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In Congress, Smith voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960,[1][2] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[3] but voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[4][5][6] He was also a delegate from California to the Republican National Convention in 1960.

Death

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Smith died in Glendale, California on June 4, 1998, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

Family

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He was married to the former Elizabeth McKay. They had two sons, Lauren and Stephen Smith.

Electoral history

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Allen Smith electoral history
1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith 85,459 70.8
Democratic Eugene Radding 35,249 29.2
Total votes 120,708 100.0
Republican hold
1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 72,311 66
Democratic Eugene Radding 37,331 34
Total votes 109,642 100.0
Republican hold
1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 90,214 70.1
Democratic Eugene Radding 38,497 29.9
Total votes 128,711 100.0
Republican hold
1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 119,938 70.6
Democratic Leon Mayer 49,850 29.4
Total votes 169,788 100.0
Republican hold
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 132,402 67.9
Democratic C. Bernard Kaufman 62,645 32.1
Total votes 195,047 100.0
Republican hold
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 128,896 73.4
Democratic Raymond Freschi 46,730 26.6
Total votes 175,626 100.0
Republican hold
1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 133,148 69.3
Democratic Don White 56,008 29.2
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Clarke 2,965 1.5
Total votes 192,121 100.0
Republican hold
1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 116,437 69.1
Democratic Michael M. Stolzberg 50,033 29.7
American Independent Earl C. Harper 2,100 1.2
Total votes 168,570 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ↑ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  2. ↑ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  3. ↑ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
  4. ↑ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
  5. ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
  6. ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  7. ↑ "1956 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  8. ↑ "1958 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  9. ↑ "1960 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  10. ↑ "1962 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  11. ↑ "1964 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  12. ↑ "1966 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  13. ↑ "1968 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  14. ↑ "1970 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
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