▁term ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁politics . ▁He ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁lo bb y ist . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Senate , ▁S math ers ▁divor ced ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁he ir ess ▁Ros em ary ▁Town ley ▁S math ers . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁lo bb ying , ▁S math ers ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁business man , ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁interests , ▁including ▁autom obile ▁deal ers hips ▁and ▁orange ▁gro ves . ▁He ▁sold ▁his ▁house ▁on ▁Key ▁B isc ay ne ▁to ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁when ▁N ixon ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁sen ator ▁became ▁a ▁rich ▁man ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁and ▁business man . ▁S math ers ▁made ▁substantial ▁g ifts ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁S math ers ▁gave ▁a ▁$ 2 4 ▁million ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁library ▁system , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁George ▁A . ▁S math ers ▁L ibr aries . ▁ ▁S math ers ▁lived ▁in ▁Indian ▁Creek ▁Island ▁off ▁Miami ▁Beach ▁and ▁was ▁father ▁to ▁two ▁sons , ▁John ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁and ▁Bruce ▁S math ers ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁( F lor ida ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 8 ) ▁from ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Town ley