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Marcus Aurelius Smith ( January 24 , 1851 – April 7 , 1924 ) was an American Democratic Politician , and one of the first two Senator s from Arizona , the other being Henry F. Ashurst . He died in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 1924, and is interred at Battle Grove Cemetery in his hometown of Cynthiana , Kentucky . BIOGRAPHY Smith was born on January 24, 1851 near Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky , and was a school Teacher in Bourbon County . Smith graduated from Transylvania University and from the University Of Kentucky in 1879 , and went on to work as the Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Lexington . Smith moved to San Francisco , California and practiced Law from 1879 to 1881 , when he moved to Tombstone , Arizona and continued practicing law, becoming Tombstone's prosecuting attorney in 1882 . Smith was then elected as a Delegate in the House Of Representatives in 1887 , where he served until 1895 , when he was not part of the race. He ran once again in 1897 , and was elected, but was once again not part of the election in 1899 . Yet again he ran and won in 1901 , but dropped out of the race in 1903 . He ran for what was the last time in 1905 , and ran until 1909 . When Arizona was admitted into the United States in 1912 , Smith was elected alongside Henry F. Ashurst as its first Senator, and served until 1921 when he was defeated by Ralph H. Cameron , a Republican . Smith also served as the Chairman of the Committee On Conservation Of National Resources during the 63rd Congress , the Committee On Irrigation And Reclamation ( 63rd – 64th Congress ), the Committee On Printing during the 65th Congress , and the Committee On The Geological Survey during the 66th Congress . He was later appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as a member of the International Joint Commission , which he served upon until his death in 1924. EXTERNAL LINK
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