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Ben Smith 1930 - 1973

Ben Smith was born on April 7, 1930, and died at age 43 years old in November 1973. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ben Smith.
Ben Smith
April 7, 1930
November 1973
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  • 04/7
    1930

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    April 7, 1930
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  • 11/dd
    1973

    Death

    November 1973
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    Ben Smith lived 29 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 43.
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In 1930, in the year that Ben Smith was born, on August 6th, N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater went through papers in his office, destroyed some of them, withdrew all his money from the bank - $5,150, sold his stock, met friends at a restaurant for dinner and disappeared after getting into a taxi (or walking down the street - his friends' testimony later changed). His disappearance was reported to the police on September 3rd - almost a month later. His wife didn't know what happened, his fellow Justices had no idea, and his mistresses (he had several) said that they didn't know. While his disappearance was front page news, his fate was never discovered and after 40 years the case was closed, still without knowing if Crater was dead or alive.
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In 1940, at the age of just 10 years old, Ben was alive when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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