Politics of Marshall, Texas
The Politics of Marshall, Texas is centered on the city commission chaired by Eric Neal; 7 district commissioners, and City Manager Lisa Agnor. The current district commissioners are:
Notable former commissioners include:
Organizational leaders such as Connie Ware, President of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Charles Wilson, President of the Harrison County NAACP and school board member, also play a major role in the city's politics and are as well known as the commissioners.
History
The city has historically had a greater influence on Texas history than cities of a comparable size, in part because much of the city's growth came early, so that in the past it was relatively more important. Marshall was one of the leading centers advocating Texas' secession before the American Civil War, a major Confederate stronghold during the Civil War as the seat of the Trans-Mississippi Postal Department and Confederate capital of Missouri, and was the seat of the first county to fall to a Jim Crow regime after Reconstruction.
E. D. Smith
Ernest D'Israeli Smith (December 8, 1853 – October 15, 1948) was a Canadian businessman and politician who founded a food company that bears his name.
He was born in the hamlet of Winona, part of Saltfleet Township (which became Stoney Creek) on Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. His wife was the first president of the Women’s Institute in Stoney Creek, which was also organized by Adelaide Hoodless and Erland and Janet Lee.
In his mature years, Smith relied on his sons to spearhead new business ventures. An expansion to Britain was foiled by the start of the First World War, and continued fruit sales in Canada were reduced by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Consequently, the company concentrated on tomato production for export since it was more of a staple than fruit.
His farms were a place where women worked during the First World War as part of the Women's Work on the Land program. This program brought female university students onto farms during the summer to help with food production.
Ed Smith
Ed, Eddie, Edgar, Edward, Edwin Smith and similar may refer to:
Military
Politics and law
Ed Smith (basketball)
Edward "Ed" Smith (July 5, 1929 – November 25, 1998) was an NBA basketball player for the New York Knicks. He was drafted with the sixth pick in the first round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the Knicks. He made his NBA debut in the 1953–54 NBA season and played in eleven games where he averaged 2.5 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per game.
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