Smith, Ralph T. (Ralph Tyler), 1915-1972
Variant namesLawyer, Illinois state representative (Republican), 1954-1969, from Alton, Illinois; and U.S. senator, 1969-1971, appointed to fill the seat of Everett M. Dirksen after his death.
Born in 1915, Smith was a graduate of Illinois College, Jacksonville, and Washington University Law School, St. Louis, Missouri. Smith was downstate campaign manager of the gubernatorial campaigns of Charles F. Carpentier and Richard Ogilvie. A member of many fraternal and professional organizations, Smith was married to Mary Elizabeth Anderson with whom he had a daughter, Sharon Lynne. Smith died in 1972.
From the description of Papers, 1969-1971. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26484472
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| creatorOf | Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Cabinet Room tape number 102 | Richard Nixon Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994. Papers of Hugh Scott [manuscript], 1925-1979. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Ralph T. (Ralph Tyler), 1915-1972. Papers, 1969-1971. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Publicity photographs of U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, 1958-1973. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Ralph T. (Ralph Tyler), 1915-1972. Ralph T. Smith : commercials , 1970. | University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives |
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| associatedWith | Dirksen, Everett McKinley, 1896-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Gherardi, Thomas. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. Senate. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Oklahoma. Political Commercial Archive. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1915-10-06
Death 1972-08-13
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