Frank R. Smith | |
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.jpg) Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), January 17, 1955 | |
| Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee | |
| In office December 28, 1963 – December 1, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Green Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William J. Green III |
| Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner | |
| In office January 18, 1955 – January 15, 1963 | |
| Governor | George Leader David Lawrence |
| Preceded by | James F. Malone Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Audrey Kelly |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Gartner |
| Succeeded by | Fred Pracht |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1911-09-25)September 25, 1911 |
| Died | December 9, 1982(1982-12-09) (aged 71) Somerton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph’s College |
Francis Raphael Smith (September 25, 1911 – December 9, 1982) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Born inPhiladelphia, all four of Smith's grandparents wereIrish immigrants.[1]
Smith graduated fromSt. Joseph's College in Philadelphia in 1933, and from the law department ofTemple University in Philadelphia in 1938.
Smith was employed as a bank examiner with thePennsylvania State Banking Department in 1938 and 1939. He unsuccessfully sought election to one ofPhiladelphia County's allotted at-large seats in thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1938.
Smith was elected as a Democrat to the77th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942.
After his term in Congress, he became aUnited States Marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, serving from January 29, 1943, until his resignation on April 30, 1945.
He was then appointed collector of internal revenue at Philadelphia on May 1, 1945, and served in that capacity until 1952.
He ran for Register of Wills in Philadelphiain 1953, but was unsuccessful. In 1955,GovernorGeorge Leader appointed SmithState Insurance Commissioner.
In December 1963, he was elected to succeed the recently deceased CongressmanBill Green as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party.[2] He was also an elected member of the Board of Revision of Taxes of Philadelphia and member of Board of View of Philadelphia.
Smith died inSomerton, Philadelphia on December 9, 1982, and was interred atHoly Sepulchre Cemetery inCheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.[3]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1941-1943 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by James F. Malone Jr. | Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner 1955–1963 | Succeeded by Audrey Kelly |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forPennsylvania Auditor General 1956 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of thePhiladelphia Democratic City Committee 1963–1967 | Succeeded by |
