George Ross SmithGeorge Ross Smith was a U.S. representative from Minnesota.Early life and educationHe was born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and Sauk [Centre, Minnesota|Sauk Centre] Academy; was graduated from the law school of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1893.Legal careerHe was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Minneapolis. He became a member of the Minnesota [House of Representatives] in 1903, and was a judge of the probate court of Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1907 to 1913.Political careerHe elected as a Republican to the 63rd [United States Congress|Sixty-third] and Sixty-fourth Congresses ; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and taught law classes at Minneapolis-Minnesota Law School.DeathHe died in Minneapolis on November 7, 1952, and was buried at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.