Ferr Smith
Ferr Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1941 Leake County, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | November 5, 2023 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Ferr Smith (born September 10, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented the 23rd District in the Mississippi House of Representatives, being first elected in 1992. He was a member of the Democratic party.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Ferr Smith, who was Black, was the great-grandson of Presley Groves, a white legislator who served in the House for Leake County, the same county that Smith served for, in 1886 and again in 1900-1902, as well as serving in the state senate in 1888-1890 and again in 1904-1906. Smith's great-grandmother was Groves's Black mistress. For college, Smith attended Mississippi Valley State, followed by getting a law degree from Ole Miss Law School.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ferr Smith". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Minor, Bill (April 8, 1993). "Ferr Smith's story immersed in history". Columbian-Progress. p. 4.
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