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Sydney Strother Smith Jr.

Member From: 1964 - 1965

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  • Birth Date: October 17, 1913 Birth Place:Richmond, VA
  • Death Date: July 3, 2008
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Elizabeth Peele Oglesby (m. October 26, 1940, d. 2001)
  • Children: The Rev. S. Strother Smith III, The Rev. Caroline Smith Parkinson, and Richard Hewlett Smith II
  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: St. Christopher's High School John Marshall High School Virginia Military Institute (B.S., 1937)
  • Military Service: World War II (active duty, February 1941-February 1946, Captain 703rd Tank Destroyer Bn., 3rd Armored, European Theatre of Operations)
  • Occupation/Profession: General Insurance
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church Governor's Highway Safety Committee (advisory committee) SAR Virginia Military Institute Club of Richmond National-Virginia-Richmond Associations of Insurance Agents Richmond Area Safety Council Virginia Society for the Prevention of Blindness Richmond Chamber of Commerce Inter-Club Council Downtown Club Country Club of Virginia Richmond Power Squadron Eagle Palm Scout Richmond Area Safety Council (former president)
  • Awards: Stock Insurance Club of Virginia award for outstanding service in the conservation of lives and property (1962) Virginia Association of Insurance Agents outstanding contribution to the insurance industry (1963)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1964-1965 County of Henrico; City of Richmond 59 Republican Executive Expenditures
Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Public Institutions
Retrenchment and Economy
1965 County of Henrico; City of Richmond 59 Republican Executive Expenditures
Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Public Institutions
Retrenchment and Economy

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