Addison Gillespie Smith

Addison Gillespie Smith (October 1, 1851 – May 16, 1933) was a lawyer, prosecutor, mayor, and state legislator in Alabama. He served in the Alabama Senate from 1880 to 1884. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi^[1] and studied law in Birmingham.^[2]

He was born in Livingston, Alabama. His father Edward W. Smith (died February 25, 1874) served in the state legislature. A Democrat, he represented Sumter County, Alabama.^[3]

Addison Smith graduated from the law department at Cumberland University in Tennessee in 1873. He served as mayor of Livingston. He later moved to Birmingham.^[3]

He married Florence Devereux Hopkins December 1, 1875. He had three sons and a daughter.^[2] Edward Devereux Smith was one of their sons. He became a lawyer^[4] and wrote about the Smith family's history.^[5]

Smith was a Democrat and represented Jefferson County, Alabama.^[2]

See also

• University of West Alabama