George Luke Smith
| George Luke Smith | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district |
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In office November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Boarman |
| Succeeded by | William M. Levy |
| Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish | |
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In office 1870–1872 |
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| Born |
December 11, 1837 New Boston, New Hampshire |
| Died | July 9, 1884 (aged 46) Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Resting place | West Street Cemetery, Milford, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Union College |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
George Luke Smith (December 11, 1837 – July 9, 1884) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district, which encompasses the state's third largest city, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Born in New Boston in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, Smith completed preparatory studies and attended Union College, Schenectady, New York.
During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army. At the close of the war, he relocated to Shreveport and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872. He served as proprietor of the Shreveport Southwestern Telegram. He served as president of the Shreveport Savings Bank & Trust Company.
Smith was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Samuel Peters and served from November 24, 1873, until March 3, 1875. Considered a Carpetbagger, Smith was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress and was succeeded for one term by the Democrat William M. Levy.
Thereafter, Smith was appointed collector of customs at the port of New Orleans by U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, a position that he held from May 4, 1878, to February 20, 1879. He moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to engage in the real estate business until his death there on July 9, 1884.
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