Ellison D. Smith
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United States Senator from South Carolina |
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In office March 4, 1909 – November 17, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Frank B. Gary |
| Succeeded by | Wilton E. Hall |
| Dean of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 19, 1940 – November 17, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | William Borah |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth McKellar |
| Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry | |
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In office 1933–1944 |
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| Preceded by | Charles L. McNary |
| Succeeded by | Elmer Thomas |
| Chairman of the Committee on Interstate Commerce | |
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In office 1924–1925 |
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| Preceded by | Albert B. Cummins |
| Succeeded by | James E. Watson |
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In office 1917–1919 |
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| Preceded by | Francis G. Newlands |
| Succeeded by | Albert B. Cummins |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Sumter County | |
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In office January 12, 1897 – January 8, 1901 |
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August 1, 1864 Lynchburg, South Carolina |
| Died | November 17, 1944 (aged 80) Lynchburg, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Lynchburg, South Carolina |
Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith (August 1, 1864 – November 17, 1944) was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina widely known for his virulently racist and segregationist views and his advocacy of white supremacy. He represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944.
Smith was born near Lynchburg, South Carolina, the youngest child of William Hankin Smith and Marry Isabella Smith, at his ancestral home, Tanglewood Plantation (formerly Smith's Grove). Throughout his life, he would reside in Tanglewood. Smith attended the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and graduated from Wofford College in 1889. He first married at the age of 28 to Martha Moorer of St. George, South Carolina. She died giving birth to their son Martius Ellison. At 19 Martius was accidentally shot by his own gun while drinking water at the barnyard well. He died five days later.
In 1906 Ellison married Annie Brunson Farley. Her uncle Henry Farley fired the first shot in the Confederate Army, serving under J.E.B. Stuart, and gave his life for the Southern cause. Ellison and Annie had four children of their own, two boys and two girls. Their eldest daughter, Anna, was married to L .L. Smith, vice president of Kohler Plumbing Co. of Wisconsin. Isobel Smith Lawton moved to Florence, South Carolina, when she married. Ellison DuRant, Jr. married Vivian Manning, daughter of Governor John Lawrence Manning. Charles Saxon Farley, a past member of the South Carolina legislature from Lee County, married Laura Douglas. Laura was the daughter of Oscar Douglas (co-founder of the F.W. Woolworth empire.) All five of Smith's children are now deceased.
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