Ellison D. Smith
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Ellison DuRant “Cotton Ed” Smith (August 1, 1864 – November 17, 1944) was a politician from South Carolina. He was a senator from South Carolina from 1909 to 1944. He was popular because of his segregationist views. He was a Democrat.