What is Preston Smith (governor)?
[[File:Governor Preston Smith.jpg|thumb]] '''Preston Earnest Smith''' (March 7, 1912 – October 18, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the [[Governor of Texas|40th Governor of Texas]] from 1969 to 1973. Before that, he was the [[Lieutenant Governor of Texas|lieutenant governor]] from 1963 to 1969. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat.]] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Preston}} {{US-bio-stub}} [[Category:1912 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Texas]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Texas]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:20th-century American politicians]]