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Smith family of Opelika, Alabama

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David Dickson (1750-1830) — of Greene County, Ga.; Hancock County, Ga.; Jackson County, Ga. Born in Pendleton, Anderson County, S.C., July 23, 1750. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justice of the peace; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1789, 1796-99; member of Georgia state senate, 1802-06. Died in Clayton County, Ga., May 23, 1830 (age 79 years, 304 days). Interment somewhere in Clayton County, Ga.

		Relatives: Son of William Dickson and Elizabeth Dickson; married to Anna Allen Smith; grandfather of William Hugh Smith and Dallas Burton Smith (1844-1913); great-grandfather of Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936).
		Political family: Smith family of Opelika, Alabama.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

William Hugh Smith (1826-1899) — also known as William H. Smith — of Wedowee, Randolph County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Fayette County, Ga., April 26, 1826. Republican. Governor of Alabama, 1868-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1876, 1880, 1892; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1880-85; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1880-85. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., January 1, 1899 (age 72 years, 250 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.

		Relatives: Son of Jeptha Vinen Smith and Nancy Campbell (Dickson) Smith; brother of Dallas Burton Smith (1844-1913); married to Lucy Wortham; uncle of Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936); grandson of David Dickson.
		Political family: Smith family of Opelika, Alabama.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial

Dallas Burton Smith (1844-1913) — also known as Dallas B. Smith — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born near Wedowee, Randolph County, Ala., October 19, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; postmaster at Opelika, Ala., 1889-93, 1897-1913; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1896 (alternate), 1908. Member, Elks; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died, from locomotor ataxia, in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., January 25, 1913 (age 68 years, 98 days). Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.

		Relatives: Son of Nancy Campbell (Dickson) Smith and Jeptha Vinen Smith; brother of William Hugh Smith; married, November 8, 1866, to Mary Josephine Bingham; father of Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936); grandson of David Dickson.
		Political family: Smith family of Opelika, Alabama.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) — also known as Dallas B. Smith — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., March 9, 1883. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died, in the Veterans Hospital, Gulfport, Harrison County, Miss., August 1, 1936 (age 53 years, 145 days). Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.

		Relatives: Son of Mary Josephine (Bingham) Smith and Dallas Burton Smith (1844-1913); married to Allie Mitchell; nephew of William Hugh Smith; great-grandson of David Dickson.
		Political family: Smith family of Opelika, Alabama.
		The Dallas B. Smith Armory (now the Dallas B. Smith Building), in Opelika, Alabama, is named for him.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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