WWII

George Thornwell Smith

Photograph of George Thornwell Smith

Rate / Rank
Lt Cdr

Birthdate
October 15 1916

Date of Death
August 23 2010

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
August 26 1940 -

Notes

Born; Mitchell County, Georgia. Cairo attorney for law firm Cain, Smith and Porter. Attorney for City of Cairo. Elected Grady County, Georgia Representative. Elected Speaker of Georgia House of Representatives 1963. Re-elected 1964, 1965 and 1966. Elected LT Governor of Georgia in 1967. Burial; Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia.