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Charles Manley Smith (August 3, 1868 – August 12, 1937) was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 63rd Governor of Vermont from 1935 to 1937, and as the 57th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1933 to 1935. ==Life and career== Smith was born in West Rutland, Vermont on August 3, 1868. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1891〔(Alpha Delta Phi fraternity ), Catalogue By Alpha Delta Phi, 1899, page 381〕 and served as private secretary to former Vermont Governor Redfield Proctor when Proctor was Secretary of War.〔(New York Times ), Mrs. Charles M. Smith; Wife of Governor of Vermont Succumbs at Age of 71, February 21, 1935〕 Active in banking and insurance, Smith became President of Marble Savings Bank in 1920.〔(American Bankers Association ), Journal of the American Bankers Association, Volume 13, 1920, page 35〕 A Republican, Smith served in the Vermont State Senate from 1927 to 1929.〔American Legislators' Association, State government, Volumes 9-10, 1936, page 239〕 He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933, and was Ways and Means Committee Chairman.〔(Vermont House of Representatives ), List of Ways & Means Committee Chairmen since 1900, 2005〕 He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1933 to 1935.〔(Vermont State Archives and Records Administration ), Lieutenant Governors Terms of Service, 2011, page 2〕 Smith was elected Governor in 1934 and served from 1935 to 1937.〔(Vermont Secretary of State ), Vermont Governors, Terms of Service, 2011〕 During his gubernatorial administration, old-age pension and unemployment laws were enacted by the state legislature.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_smith_charles.html )〕 In December, 1936 Smith and other Marble Bank officials were charged with fraud for failing to inform account holders and authorities about an embezzlement. In May, 1932 Smith had learned that his bank's bookkeeper had stolen $251,000. Smith let him leave quietly, kept the theft secret, and charged the loss against the bank's surplus.〔(New York Times ), Vermont Governor Held in Bank Case, December 1, 1936〕〔(Hartford Courant ), Gov. Smith Is Released On Bank Charge, December 2, 1936〕〔(New York Times ), Gov. Smith Rearrested, December 29, 1936〕 In July, 1935 the bookkeeper was named Rutland's Assistant City Treasurer and planned a candidacy for Treasurer. To prevent this, his opponents leaked word of the theft to the press. The bookkeeper was convicted and jailed, and the bank Treasurer received a suspended sentence and a $400 fine. Charges against most other parties were dismissed, and Smith was acquitted at his trial.〔(New York Times ), Three Vermont Bankers Cleared, April 27, 1937〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Manley Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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