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Robert B. Smith (December 29, 1854 – November 16, 1908) was a Democrat politician. He served as the third Governor of Montana from 1897 to 1901.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title=Former State Governors ) 〕 ==Biography== Smith was born on a farm in Hickman County, Kentucky, and was educated in the local schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Montana Governor Robert Burns Smith )〕 At the age of twenty, he completed his education at the high school in Milburn, Kentucky, then taught in that school for one year. Moving to Charleston, Missouri in September 1876, he was elected principal of the Charleston Classical Academy until June 1877.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.montanahistory.net/governors/smith.htm )〕 ==Career== In June 1877, Smith began reading law in the office of Colonel Edward Crossland in Mayfield, Kentucky. In October, he was admitted to the bar in Mayfield and began practicing law. He married Catherine Crossland and they had two children, Mary and Edward.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7127869 )〕 Smith moved to Dillon, Montana and practiced law from September 1882 to 1889. Then he moved to Helena, Montana, and formed a law partnership with the Honorable Samuel Word.〔 He was a member of the 1884 State Constitution Convention, U. S. District Attorney from 1885 to 1889, and city attorney of Helena in 1890. On the Democratic ticket through a coalition of democrats and populists, Smith won the election in November 1896, and served as Governor of Montana from 1897 to 1901.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html )〕 During his tenure, construction on the new state capital was initiated and roads were advanced. Under his governorship, the State University at Missoula, the State Agricultural College in Bozeman, and the Normal (Teacher) School in Dillon were created.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Thumbnail History of Montana Governors )〕 When his term ended, he returned to his law practice in Butte. 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「Robert Burns Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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