Background
Senior, Lemuel Augustus Smith, was born on November 19, 1878 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lemuel Augustus II, and Carrie (West) Senior.
Senior, Lemuel Augustus Smith, was born on November 19, 1878 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lemuel Augustus II, and Carrie (West) Senior.
Educated Saint Thomas Hall, Holly Springs, Mississippi, and Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Student special courses, U. Mississippi, 1896-1899, law school, 1899-1900.
Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1900, and practiced law, Holly Springs, 1900-1936. Appointed chancellor, 3d Chancery Court District of Mississippi, 1936, reelected, 1939, 1943. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Mississippi, since 1945.
Served with Mississippi National Guard Formerly served as. Member Mississippi State Bar Association, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle), Knight of Pythias, Elk.
Married Emma Louise Robertson, February 7, 1900. Children: Louise Caffey (Mistress Leonard R. Marbury, Senior.