Robert Hoke
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Robert Frederick Hoke was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War. He was present at one of the earliest battles, the Battle of Big Bethel, where he was commended for coolness and ju
Robert Frederick Hoke photo taken in 1862
Hoke Smith
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Michael Hoke Smith was an American attorney, politician, and newspaper owner who served as United States secretary of the interior, 58th governor of Georgia, and a United States senator from Georgia.
Robert Hoke
…him the position of governor of the state. He declined, having permanently turned away from politics as a child after his father's death. His nephew Hoke Smith served as secretary of the interior, and then as governor and a senator from Georgia. Hoke died in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was buried with full…
Smith in 1912
As Secretary of the Interior, Smith was responsible for implementing Grover Cleveland's reform of the Grand Army of the Republic's pension program.
Smith c. 1913