Given the question: What key details about thomas f. x. smith can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: thomas francis xavier smith -lrb- july 5 , 1928 -- may 31 , 1996 -rrb- was a reformist politician and author . he served as mayor of jersey city , new jersey , from 1977 to 1981 .
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- profession is educator- residence is jersey city , new jersey- order is 38th- successor is gerald mccann- party is democratic- death date is 31 may 1996- predecessor is paul t. jordan- office is mayor of jersey city- restingplace is holy name cemetery- term end is may 12 , 1981- birth date is 05 july 1928- term start is july 1 , 1977- name is thomas f. x. smith- death place is jersey city , new jersey- religion is catholic- birth place is jersey city , new jersey