George Handy Smith
George Handy Smith
Photo credit:
McAtee, William, comp. Souvenir: Portraits and Biographies of the Members of the Legislature of Pennsylvania and Heads of Departments, Session of 1895. Harrisburg, Pa.: The Roshon Portrait Company, 1895.
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1873 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1874 | Representative | Republican | ||
| Counties | Philadelphia | |||
Biography
07/21/1832 - 04/14/1898
SMITH, George Handy, a Representative from Philadelphia; born, July 21, 1832 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Locust Street Elementary School; corporal, 9th Regiment, Pennsylvania Emergency Militia (1862, Civil War); jeweler and silversmith; night clerk, Central Police Station, Philadelphia; detective, Police Department, Philadelphia; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1872, 1873 and 1874 terms; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1875-1896); elected, President pro tempore (1885-1886); died, April 14, 1898 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.