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Charles H. Smelser

Charles H. Smelser
State Senate District 4
In office
1967 – January 11, 1995
Preceded by Charles H. Smelser
House of Delegates
In office
1955–1963
Personal details
Born (1920-07-04)July 4, 1920
Uniontown, Maryland
Died January 29, 2009(2009-01-29) (aged 88)
Union Bridge, Maryland
Political party Democratic

Charles H. Smelser (July 4, 1920 – January 29, 2009) was a Democratic State Senator and Delegate in Maryland.

Smelser was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1955. He served in the House until 1963. In 1967, he was elected to the Maryland State Senate, where he served until 1995, a Senate career of 28 years,

Smelser attended Carroll County public schools. He graduated from New Windsor High School in 1937. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1942. At Maryland he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

After graduating from college, Smelser served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was a pilot who flew 35 bombing missions from England in B-17's. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 5 Oak clusters.

In addition to his political work and his military career, he was also a dairy farmer and in 1958 served as Director and later President of the New Windsor State Bank. He retired from this position in 1997.

In the Maryland Senate, Smelser was a member of several committees including the important Budget and Taxation Committee, the Executive Nominations Committee, the Rules Committee, the Legislative Policy Committee, the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, to name a few. Additionally, he was the Senate Chair of the Joint Subcommittee on State's Capital Program. Smelser retired from politics in 1995.


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