A. Hyatt Smith

Abraham Hyatt Smith (February 5, 1814 – October 16, 1892) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He was the 5th Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory and was the 2nd United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin

A. Hyatt Smith
1st and 5th Mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin
In office
April 1857 – April 1858
Preceded byJohn J. R. Pease
Succeeded bySanford A. Hudson
In office
April 1853 – April 1854
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byJ. B. Doe
United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin
In office
1848–1849
Appointed byJames K. Polk
Preceded byThomas W. Sutherland
Succeeded byGeorge W. Lakin
5th Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
January 22, 1846 – June 7, 1848
Appointed byHenry Dodge
Preceded byWilliam Pitt Lynde
Succeeded byJames S. Brown
(state government)
Personal details
Born
Abraham Hyatt Smith

(1814-02-05)February 5, 1814
New York, New York
DiedOctober 16, 1892(1892-10-16) (aged 78)
Janesville, Wisconsin
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
  • Ann Margaret Cooper (Kelley) Smith
  • (m. 1838; died 1885)
Children
  • Minnie C. Smith
  • (b. 1841; died 1913)
  • William Hyatt Smith
  • (b. 1842; died 1843)
  • Fanny F. Smith
  • (b. 1842; died 1843)
  • J. Maurice Smith
  • (b. 1845; died 1926)
  • Anna Kate (Patterson)
  • (b. 1853; died 1914)
Professionlawyer, politician

Biography

Born in New York City, Smith studied law and was admitted to the New York bar in 1835. In 1842, he moved to Janesville, Wisconsin Territory, where he built a mill and practiced law. Smith served as a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a representative of Rock County. In 1847, Wisconsin Territorial Governor Henry Dodge appointed Smith as the Attorney General of the Territory serving until Wisconsin became a state in 1848. In 1848, President James Polk appointed Smith as the United States District Attorney serving until 1849. In 1853, Smith was elected first Mayor of Janesville after its incorporation as a city. He later served as Mayor again in 1857. He was also involved with the railroad industry and other forms of communication.[1][2]

Notes
  1. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2579&search_term=smith
  2. 'The convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Quaife, The Wisconsin Historical Society:1918, Biographical Sketch of Abraham Hyatt Smith, p. 790
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