What is Neal Edward Smith?
{{Infobox Congressman |image name=Neal Smith politician.jpg |state= [[Iowa]] |district= [[Iowa's 4th congressional district|4th]] |term_start=January 3, 1973 |term_end=January 3, 1995 |preceded= [[John H. Kyl]] |succeeded= [[Greg Ganske]] |state2= [[Iowa]] |district2= [[Iowa's 5th congressional district|5th]] |term_start2=January 3, 1959 |term_end2= January 3, 1973 |preceded2= [[Paul Cunningham (politician)|Paul Cunningham]] |succeeded2= [[William J. Scherle]] |birth_place=[[Hedrick, Iowa|Hedrick]], [[Iowa]] |birth_date= {{Birth date|1920|3|23}} |death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2021|11|2|1920|3|23}}}} |death_place = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], Iowa |party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse=Beatrix Havens }} '''Neal Edward Smith''' (March 23, 1920 &ndash; November 2, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Iowa]] from 1959 until 1995. He was the longest-serving Iowan in the United States House of Representatives. Smith [[centenarian|turned 100]] in March 2020.<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/03/23/coronavirus-neal-smith-iowa-political-icon-has-100th-birthday-celebration-put-hold/2900189001/|title=Peterson: Iowa political icon Neal Smith talks about a world in crisis on his 100th birthday|work=Des Moines Register|first=Randy|last=Peterson|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> He died on November 2, 2021 in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], at the age of 101.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/03/neal-smith-iowa-longest-serving-member-house-congressman-dies-101-obituary/6249942001/|title = Former US Rep. Neal Smith, 'epitome' of a public servant who represented Iowa for 36 years in Congress, dies at 101|work = [[Des Moines Register]]|date = November 3, 2021|accessdate = November 3, 2021|last = Morris|first = William}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{CongBio|S000596}} * {{C-SPAN|nealsmith}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Neal