Record #:

19341

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Smith was born in Murfreesboro in 1812. He was both a Union and Confederate Congressman, and after the Civil War was active in behalf of President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policy. As Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, he established a fine record of service.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 38, Feb 1944, p3, 20-21, por

Subject(s):

Judges