George T. Smith
| George Thornewell Smith | |
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| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia | |
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In office January 11, 1967 – January 12, 1971 |
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| Governor | Lester Maddox |
| Preceded by | Peter Zack Geer |
| Succeeded by | Lester Maddox |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia | |
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In office 1981–1991 |
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| Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals | |
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In office 1977–1981 |
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
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In office 1958–1966 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 15, 1916 Mitchell County, Georgia, USA |
| Died | August 23, 2010 (aged 93) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence |
Cairo, Grady County, Georgia |
| Alma mater |
Middle Georgia College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Cairo, Grady County, Georgia
Middle Georgia College
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
George Thornewell Smith (October 15, 1916 – August 23, 2010) was an American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia. The sixth Lieutenant Governor, state legislator, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, and longtime judge, he holds the distinction of being the only person in Georgia history to win contested elections in all three branches of state government - legislative, executive, and judicial.
Born in Mitchell County, Georgia, Smith attended Middle Georgia College and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. On August 26, 1940, he joined the United States Navy, having attained the rank of lieutenant commander and receiving the Naval Merit Unit citation. Following military service, Smith graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1948.
Upon graduation he practiced law in Cairo in Grady County in southwestern Georgia. In addition to his private law practice, he served as county attorney, solicitor of the State Court of Grady County, Cairo city attorney, and attorney for the Grady County Board of Education.
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