deaths
October 18, 2003
Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Texas (born 1912)
Preston Smith (governor)
Preston Earnest Smith was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 35th lieutenant governor from 1963 to 1969.
Governor of Texas
The governor of Texas is the head of state of the U.S. state of Texas. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the government of Texas and is the commander-in-chief of the Texas Military Forces.