James Smith Jr.

James Smith Jr.
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byRufus Blodgett
Succeeded byJohn Kean
Personal details
Born(1851-06-12)June 12, 1851
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1927(1927-04-01) (aged 75)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
PartyDemocratic

James Smith Jr. (June 12, 1851 – April 1, 1927) was a newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator from New Jersey. A leader of the Irish Catholic community, he was the Democratic party boss who sponsored Woodrow Wilson to the governorship in 1910.

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