Hoke Smith

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:education_reform
agricultural development
labor rights
women's suffrage
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Georgia_State_Bar
gptkbp:birth_date 1855-03-02
1855-09-02
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Georgia,_USA
gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:born_on September 2, 1855
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Westview_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hoke_Smith_Jr.
gptkbp:committee 1911-06-30
1920-03-04
gptkbp:death_date 1931-07-24
1931-07-25
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:died_on March 24, 1931
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:election gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:ethnicity Caucasian
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Hoke_Smith
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hoke Smith
gptkbp:image Hoke Smith.jpg
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Tom_Watson
gptkbp:known_for Progressive Era politics
gptkbp:legacy Hoke Smith's legacy in Georgia politics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement increased funding for public schools
promoted agricultural education
established vocational training programs
supported the establishment of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture.
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Smith-Hughes_Act
gptkb:Smith-Lever_Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office Governor of Georgia
gptkbp:office_held gptkb:Secretary_of_State
gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career served as Governor of Georgia
served as a U. S. Senator
gptkbp:political_ideology Progressivism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_M._Brown
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Senate
Governor of Georgia
gptkbp:signature Hoke Smith's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Smith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_M._Slaton
gptkbp:term_end 1909-06-30
1911-03-03
gptkbp:term_start 1907-06-28
1907-06-04
gptkbp:won gptkb:election
plurality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:48th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4