Preston Earnest Smith (March 8 1912 – October 18 2003) was the 40th Governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973 who earlier served as the lieutenant governor from 1963 to 1969.
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active years end date
1969-01-21, 1973-01-16
active years start date
1963-01-15, 1969-01-21
alma mater
Texas Tech University
birth date
1912-03-08
birth place
Williamson County Texas
death date
2003-10-18
death place
Lubbock Texas
governor
John Connally
lieutenant
Ben Barnes (politician)
office
Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Governor of Texas, Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 119 (Lubbock), Member of the Texas State Senate from District 28 (Lubbock)
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