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Below is a family biography included in Biographical Record of Oakland County, Michigan published by Biographical Publishing Company in 1903. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Hon. George W. Smith, present judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and one of the prominent citizens of Pontiac, Michigan, was born at Warsaw, New York, March 27, 1850, and is now in the prime of life.
Judge Smith was five years of age when he came with his parents, Orson H. and Jennette (Armstrong) Smith, to Michigan, and he was reared at Commerce, Oakland county. His study of law was pursued in the city of Pontiac and in the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was admitted to the bar in 1874. In 1877 and 1878 he served as Circuit Court Commissioner of Oakland County and in 1879 and 1880 he was city attorney of Pontiac. In November, 1888, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Oakland County and served six years in that responsible position, discharging its duties with fidelity and marked ability. On January 1, 1896, Judge Smith assumed the responsibilities of his present position as judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and has made a fine record during the succeeding years to the present. He is recognized as a learned, fearless and impartial jurist and no suspicion has ever been cast upon his integrity.
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