Joe F. Smith
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Joe F. Smith (December 25, 1918 – August 2, 2013) was an American politician.
Born in Bristol, Virginia, he served in the United States Army during World War II. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1941. After World War II, he worked for C&P Telephone and moved to Charleston, West Virginia. In 1967, he served on the Charleston City Council and then in 1975, Smith was elected city treasurer. In 1980 he was selected mayor of Charleston serving until 1983. In 1985, Governor Jay Rockefeller appointed Smith executive secretary of the West Virginia Public Employees System. He then served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1993-1994 and 1997-2002 as a Democrat. He died in Charleston, West Virginia.[1]
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[edit]- ^ Matt Murphy, Joe F. Smith, former mayor, dies at 94 (August 6, 2013)
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- 1918 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Bristol, Virginia
- Virginia Tech alumni
- West Virginia city council members
- Mayors of Charleston, West Virginia
- Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Military personnel from West Virginia
- City and town treasurers in the United States
- 20th-century West Virginia politicians
- 20th-century mayors of places in West Virginia
- 21st-century West Virginia politicians
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