Josiah Smith
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 26 February 1738, Pembroke | |
| Death | 4 April 1803Pembroke (aged 65 years) |
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Biography
Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke, to Reverend Thomas Smith and Judith Miller Smith. Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.
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 in New York, he died in Pembroke. Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.