Ellison Durant "Cotton Ed" Smith (August 1, 1864 - November 17, 1944) was a Politician from the U.S. State of South Carolina. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Official languages English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Senators Lindsey Graham (R) Jim DeMint (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 40th 82,965 km² 6 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 26th 4,012,012 51. ...

Smith was born in Lynchburg, South Carolina. Smith attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from Wofford College in 1889. Smith served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1896 to 1900. Smith was unsuccessful in his bid to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1900. Smith then worked in the Agriculture industry, becoming a figure in the Cotton industry (which earned him the nickname "Cotton Ed"). Lynchburg is a town located in Lee County, South Carolina. ... The University of South Carolina (also known as South Carolina, USC, or simply Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university. ... Wofford Colleges Buildings Wofford College is a liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

Smith was elected to the United States Senate in 1908. He was re-elected five times. Although from 1920 until 1944, Smith had four close elections, with three of them leading to run-off elections. Smith never won more than 61% in Democratic party primaries in this time. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Runoff voting is a voting system used in single-seat elections. ...

In the 1930s, Smith emerged as an opponent to the New Deal, leading President Franklin Roosevelt to try unsuccessfully to have Smith defeated in the 1938 primary. Smith won re-election in a close election in that year. Cotton Ed Smith lost renomination for the Senate in 1944 to Olin D. Johnston and he died soon afterwards. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: New Deal The New Deal is the name given to the series of programs used by Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the goal of stabilizing, reforming and stimulating the United States economy in the Great Depression. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), often referred to as FDR, was the 32nd (1933–1945) President of the United States. ... -1... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 18, 1896 - April 18, 1965) was a Politician from the U.S. State of South Carolina. ...