Benjamin R. Smith

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Benjamin Rush Smith (1878-1879)

Public Service:
Smith served one term as Mayor of Charlotte from 1878 to 1879.

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Charlotte voters defeated a tax to maintain the State's first graded schools
Commissioners renewed the contract with Charlotte Gas Company for 77 street lamps at a cost of $4 per 1,000 feet.

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