Person:Wiley Smith (3)

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Atty. Gen. Wiley Corry Smith
m. Bef 1944
  1. Wiley Corry Smith, Jr.1944 - 2000
Facts and Events
Name Atty. Gen. Wiley Corry Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 28 Jun 1898 Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee
Marriage Bef 1944 to Dorothy Marie "Dot" Hutchens
Occupation? Attorney
Death[2] 17 Oct 1992 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Wiley Corry Smith was born 28 June 1898 in Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee. He was the youngest child of William Wiley Smith (1848-1924) and Mary Emaline Montgomery (1852-1917). After college, he was the Head Football Manager for the University of Tennessee in 1924. (Source: University of Tennessee Media Guide, http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2010-fb-media-guide-volmanac.pdf).

Wiley Smith was an Attorney and served as District Attorney General in Hamilton County, Tennessee from 1946-1958. He was also a life-long best friend of Tennessee native Estes Kefauver who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate and was the Democrat Party's nominee for Vice President as a running mate of Adlai Stevenson in 1956.

References
  1. State of Tennessee. Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909. (Tennessee State Library and Archives).

    Name: Wiley Corry Smith
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 28 Jun 1898
    Birth Place: Rockwood, Roane
    Father: William Wiley Smith
    Mother: Mary Montgomery

  2. 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.

    Wiley Corry Smith
    Birth 28 Jun 1898
    Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee, USA
    Death 17 Oct 1992 (aged 94)
    Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
    Burial
    Chattanooga Memorial Park
    Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140430443