1959 Press Photo Mennen Williams Otis Smith

Caption: (LJ2) LANSING, MICH., SEPT. 24--NEW MICHIGAN AUDITOR GENERAL--Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams congratulates Otis M. Smith, chairman of the Public Service Commission, appointed Auditor General. It is believed to be the first time since the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War that a Negro has been named to such an office in any state. President Auditor General Frank S. Szymanski was named to the Wayne County probate bench. (AP WIREPHOTO) 41145ARV-Mitchell.

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