Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James George Smyth was a California political figure in the early 20th century. He was active in Democratic politics, served a term in the 1930s as the Chief Clerk of the California Assembly, and later served as an IRS official in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. In 1951, he was indicted on federal tax fraud charges and later acquitted. James G. Smyth received his Bachelor's degree from the University of San Francisco in 1927. He served as a faculty member in the USF English Department from 1927 to 1929.