R. Maclin Smith
{{Short description|American politician (1906–1971)}}
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| name = R. Maclin Smith
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| state_delegate = Virginia
| district = Lunenburg, Nottoway, and portions of Amelia and Dinwiddie counties
| term_start = 1954
| term_end = 1971
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| birth_name = Richard Maclin Smith
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|1|14}}
| birth_place = Brunswick County, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|12|11|1906|1|14}}
| death_place = Kenbridge, Virginia, U.S.
| resting_place = Kenbridge Cemetery
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| spouse = Annie Gee
| children = 2
| education =
| alma_mater = University of Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|pharmacist}}
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Richard Maclin Smith (January 14, 1906 – December 11, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954 to 1971.
Early life
Richard Maclin Smith was born on January 14, 1906, in Brunswick County, Virginia. He moved to Lunenburg County and attended Victoria High School in Victoria. He graduated from the University of Richmond and the Medical College of Virginia.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-r-maclin-smith/156805899/ |title=R. Maclin Smith Dies; Delegate for 17 Years |date=1971-12-12 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |page=C1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-10-09}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |url=https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/9654 |title=Richard Maclin Smith |website=Virginia House of Delegates |access-date=2024-10-09}}
Career
Smith practiced as a pharmacist in Kenbridge from 1930 until he retired in January 1971.
Smith served on the Kenbridge town council for 11 years. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing Lunenburg, Nottoway, and portions of Amelia and Dinwiddie counties, from 1954 to 1971. He was chairman of the counties, cities and towns committee and vice chairman of the agricultural and the game and inland fisheries committees.
Smith was president of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association. He was president of the Imperial Briquet Corporation of Kenbridge, director of the Bank of Lunenburg in Kenbridge and director of the Virginia Aberdeen Angus Association.
Personal life
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Category:People from Brunswick County, Virginia
Category:People from Kenbridge, Virginia
Category:University of Richmond alumni
Category:Medical College of Virginia alumni
Category:Pharmacists from Virginia
Category:Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Category:20th-century American pharmacists
Category:20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly