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Preston Smith

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governor of Texas (1912-2003)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1912-03-08
Died: 2003-10-18
Works: 10

Top works

Glazed City Eyes
City Will Rise
10 Stories of Strong Living
Blue Period
I Wrote a Book

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1969-08-06
Active to: 2003-10-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,709
Total plays: 12,798

Preston Smith is a blues singer-songwriter from Houston, Texas, most known for his original song "Oh, I love you so", which he performed for the movie Cocktail, starring Tom Cruise. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Preston+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key dates

Born: 8 March 1912
Died: 18 October 2003

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Smith
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Williamson County
Place of death: Lubbock
Occupation: governor
Position held: Governor of Texas
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language

Connections

list of governors of Texas

Categories

1912 births 2003 deaths 20th-century members of the Texas Legislature 20th-century Methodists American United Methodists Burials at Texas State Cemetery Democratic Party governors of Texas Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Democratic Party Texas state senators Lieutenant governors of Texas People from Lamesa, Texas People from Lubbock, Texas

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Williamson County

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