Nathaniel Smith
Nathaniel Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Griswold |
| Succeeded by | James Davenport |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1789-1795 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1762 Woodbury, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | March 9, 1822 (aged 60) Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Ruth Benedict Smith |
| Relations | Nathan Smith and Truman Smith |
| Children | Harriet J. Smith and Nathaniel Benedict Smith |
| Parent(s) | Richard Smith and Annis (Hurd) Smith |
| Alma mater | Litchfield Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge, politician |
Nathaniel Smith (January 6, 1762 – March 9, 1822) was a nineteenth-century lawyer, cattle dealer, judge and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Connecticut.
Biography
[edit]Smith was born in Woodbury in the Connecticut Colony, the son of Richard Smith and Annis (Hurd) Smith. He attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was also a cattle dealer. Smith attended the Litchfield Law School.[1] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1787. Smith began the practice of law in Woodbury.[2]
In 1789 Smith became a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1793[3], and served in the State House until 1795.[4] He was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1799.[5] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1798.
Smith served as a member of the Connecticut council of assistants from 1799 to 1804.[6] He served in the Connecticut Senate from 1800 to 1805.[7] Smith was State's Attorney for Litchfield County in 1805.[8][9]
In 1806 he became judge of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. He kept this position for thirteen years.[4] He was also a delegate to the Hartford Convention from 1814 to 1815.[10] Smith died in Woodbury on March 9, 1822. He is interred in the Episcopal Church Cemetery.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Smith married Ruth Benedict Smith.[11] They had two children, Harriet J. Smith and Nathaniel Benedict Smith.[12]
Smith was the brother of Nathan Smith, United States Senator from Connecticut, and the uncle of Truman Smith, United States Senator from Connecticut.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nathaniel Smith". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Nathaniel Smith". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nathaniel Smith". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Rep. Nathaniel Smith". Govtrack.us. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Nathaniel Smith (1762-1822)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ Kilbourn, Dwight Canfield (1909). The Bench and Bar of Litchfield County, Connecticut, 1709-1909: Biographical Sketches of Members, History and Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School, Historical Notes. Dwight Canfield Kilbourn. p. 291.
- ^ Church, Samuel and Litchfield County (Conn.) (1851). Litchfield County centennial celebration held at Litchfield, Conn., 13th and 14th of August, 1851. E. Hunt. p. 34.
- ^ Adams, George (1854). The Massachusetts Register, Issue 88. George Adams. p. 237.
- ^ a b "SMITH, Nathaniel, (1762 - 1822)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Nathaniel Smith". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Nathaniel Smith". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Smith family of Connecticut". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ Fay, John William and Herbert M Linen (1915). The Cyclopædia of American biography, Volume 5. Press Association Compilers.
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- 1762 births
- 1822 deaths
- Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Council of Assistants (1662–1818)
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court
- People from Woodbury, Connecticut
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
- 19th-century American Episcopalians
- 18th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 18th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
- Candidates in the 1793 United States elections