James Peyton Smith
| James Peyton Smith | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from Union and Morehouse parishes | |
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In office May 1964 – May 1972 |
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| Preceded by | T. T. Fields |
| Succeeded by | Louise B. Johnson |
| Sergeant-at-arms of the Louisiana State Senate | |
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In office 1972–1992 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 6, 1925 Conway Community Union Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | August 14, 2006 (aged 80) Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Lengthy illness |
| Resting place | Antioch Cemetery in Farmerville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Foye Nolan Smith (married 1945-2006, his death) |
| Children |
James Bradley Smith |
| Residence | Farmerville, Louisiana |
| Occupation | 33-year Louisiana state employee |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Awards | Bronze Star |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit | 106th Infantry Division |
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James Bradley Smith
Danny Allen Smith
Max Graham Smith (deceased)
Roslyn A. Smith
Jayne Smith-Green
James Peyton Smith, known as James P. Smith (September 6, 1925 – August 14, 2006), was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Union and Morehouse parishes in North Louisiana, a position which he held from 1964 to 1972 during the administration of Governor John McKeithen. In the first term he represented only Union Parish. Thereafter from 1972 to 1992, he was the sergeant-at-arms of the Louisiana State Senate.
Smith was one of eight children of the Reverend J. Duff Smith (1891-1962) and the former Sallie Jane Turner (1889-1955). The Reverend Smith served in the state House of Representatives from Union Parish from 1944 to 1948 during the first term of Governor Jimmie Davis. Smith was born in the Conway Community of Union Parish but resided in his adult life in the parish seat of Farmerville.
In August 1946, Smith was ordained as a deacon by the Antioch Baptist Church in Farmerville and for six decades was the caretaker of the Antioch Cemetery, where he and many of his family members are interred. He was a member of the Gideons International, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Lions International, Masonic lodge, the Order of the Eastern Star, and Woodmen of the World. He worked for construction of a monument on the Alabama Landing Road near the Dean Community in honor of an "Unknown Soldier" of the American Civil War.
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