Josiah Smith
Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Reverend Thomas Smith[1] and Judith Miller Smith.[2] Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.
Josiah Smith | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district | |
In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | John Reed Sr. |
Succeeded by | Samuel Taggart |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1792-1794 1797 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1789-1790 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America | February 26, 1738
Died | April 4, 1803 65) Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Pembroke Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Children | Albert Smith |
Alma mater | Harvard College, 1774 |
Profession | Attorney |
Service in the Massachusetts Legislature
Smith was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1789 and 1790 and served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1792 to 1794 and in 1797. He was State treasurer in 1797,
Service in Congress
Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1802.
Death and burial
On his way home from Washington, Smith contracted smallpox[1][2] in New York, he died in Pembroke.[1] Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.
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Footnotes
- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & CO., p. 237.
- Proctor, Karen Cross (2008), Pembroke, Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, p. 123.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by John Reed, Sr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Succeeded by Samuel Taggart |