# Ferr Smith

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**Ferr Smith** (born September 10, 1941) was an [American](/source/American_people) lawyer and politician. He represented the 23rd District in the [Mississippi House of Representatives](/source/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives), being first elected in 1992 and serving until 2016. He was a member of the Democratic party.[1][2]

## Personal life

Ferr Smith, who was Black, was the great-grandson of [Presley Groves](/source/Presley_Groves), a white legislator who served in the House for Leake County, the same county that Smith served for, in 1886 and again in 1900-1902, as well as serving in the state senate in 1888-1890 and again in 1904-1906. Smith's great-grandmother was Groves's Black mistress. For college, Smith attended [Mississippi Valley State](/source/Mississippi_Valley_State), followed by getting a law degree from [Ole Miss Law School](/source/Ole_Miss_Law_School).[3]

## References

1. ["Ferr Smith"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3722/ferr-smith). Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

1. ["Ferr Smith"](https://ballotpedia.org/Ferr_Smith). *Ballotpedia*. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

1. Minor, Bill (April 8, 1993). ["Ferr Smith's story immersed in history"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbian-progress-ferr-smiths-story-im/165434042/). *Columbian-Progress*. p. 4.

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