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Preston Earnest Smith (March 8, 1912 – October 18, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party , he previously served as the 35th lieutenant governor from 1963 to 1969.
Preston Smith may refer to: Preston Smith (American football coach) (1871–1945), American football coach at Colgate University; Preston Smith (linebacker) (born 1992), American football defensive end; Preston Smith (governor) (1912–2003), Texas governor, 1969–1973; Preston Smith (general) (1823–1863), Civil War Confederate general
The 1972 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Preston Smith ran for reelection, but lost renomination to businessman Dolph Briscoe .
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The Athens Daily Review is a three-time weekly newspaper in Athens, Texas, published mornings on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, and distributed throughout Henderson County. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., which acquired the paper from Donrey Media Group in 1998 as part of a 28-paper transaction. [ 2 ]
I knew Gov. Smith when I was a student at Texas Tech (1994-1998)---he went to my church and was a very nice guy. Once he gave me a key chain with his face on it and, in the course of the conversation, I recall him telling me that he identified himself at that point in his life as a Republican.