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Jesse Worley Smith was an American political aide who was a member of the Ohio Gang, the circle of political and business associates around President Warren G. Harding. Smith was a close assistant of
Smith in 1920
Warren G. Harding
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Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular presidents at the time
Jess Smith
…1872 – May 30, 1923) was an American political aide who was a member of the Ohio Gang, the circle of political and business associates around President Warren G. Harding. Smith was a close assistant of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, and was suspected of illegally selling government liquor before dying by suicide…
Portrait, c. 1920–1923
Harding's home in Marion, Ohio
Harding c. 1919
Harding begins his front porch campaign by accepting the Republican nomination, July 22, 1920.